Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: WVT 219: Jiang v Assndrop
Date: Feb 03, 2024

#R1#
A big left from Mein Armbach misses.
Mein Armbach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mein Armbach! But no joy.
Mein Armbach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Philippe throws a lazy right hand but Mein Armbach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philippe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Philippe misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Mein Armbach on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mein Armbach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philippe.
Mein Armbach blocks a jab.
Mein Armbach misses with an uppercut.
Philippe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mein Armbach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mein Armbach throws a nice looking combination but Philippe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Philippe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mein Armbach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach takes one to the side of the head. #T1#
Mein Armbach cracks Philippe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Philippe misses.
Mein Armbach's jab looks to have found its range, popping Philippe under the eye.#CUT2#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Mein Armbach misses with a body punch
and Philippe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Philippe cracks Mein Armbach with a good jab.
Mein Armbach moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mein Armbach moves out of range of the strikes.
Mein Armbach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philippe.
Mein Armbach on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Philippe throws a wild body kick that Mein Armbach sees coming a mile off.
Philippe misses with a looping left.#T2#
Philippe misses with an uppercut
and Mein Armbach counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Philippe there.
Philippe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mein Armbach lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mein Armbach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Philippe swings widly with a right hand
and Mein Armbach counters with a nice uppercut.
Mein Armbach misses with an uppercut. Philippe saw that one coming.
Mein Armbach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philippe.
Philippe misses with a jab to the body
and Mein Armbach counters with a three punch combo that has Philippe backing up. Philippe nods at Mein Armbach to acknowledge the strikes.
Mein Armbach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Philippe circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Philippe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mein Armbach dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Mein Armbach lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick by Philippe misses
and Mein Armbach counters with a stiff right hand.
Mein Armbach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philippe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Philippe swings widly with a right hand
and Mein Armbach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mein Armbach lands an overhand right.
Philippe lands a jab to the nose.
Mein Armbach throws a series of punches but Philippe avoids them all with ease.
Philippe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Philippe cracks Mein Armbach with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Philippe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mein Armbach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Philippe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Philippe misses its intended target. #T4#
A jab from Philippe finds it's way through Mein Armbach's defenses.
Mein Armbach moves forwards but Philippe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Philippe lands a jab to Mein Armbach's midsection.
Philippe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Philippe throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mein Armbach to counter with a crisp jab.
Philippe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Philippe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philippe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mein Armbach on the side of the head.#TD2#
Mein Armbach scores with a takedown into Philippe's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mein Armbach wants to control from the top but Philippe keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bender Mein Armbach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Mein Armbach swings for the body but Philippe moves out of range.
Philippe tries to counter by clinching up but Mein Armbach breaks away and moves out of range.
Mein Armbach comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mein Armbach rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Philippe counters with a stiff right hand.
Mein Armbach closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mein Armbach misses with a straight right.
Philippe throws out a loose jab but Mein Armbach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bender Mein Armbach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Philippe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mein Armbach cracks Philippe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mein Armbach misses with a looping right.
Philippe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mein Armbach.
Philippe lands a jab to the head. #T1#
Philippe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mein Armbach on the side of the head.
Mein Armbach misses with a hook. Philippe ducked under it nicely.
Philippe throws a right hand that misses
and Mein Armbach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peguero Jean Philippe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mein Armbach paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mein Armbach jabs Philippe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mein Armbach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mein Armbach looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Mein Armbach.
Mein Armbach throws a body punch but Philippe moves out of range.
Mein Armbach throws an off balance right hand
enabling Philippe to counter with a crisp jab.
Mein Armbach throws a looping overhand right but Philippe ducks down to avoid it. #T2#
Mein Armbach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#TD2#
Mein Armbach manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Philippe on his heels. He'll look to pass Philippe's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Mein Armbach drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Philippe dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Mein Armbach is trying to keep Philippe in close.
Mein Armbach preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mein Armbach preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mein Armbach keeping moving, preventing Philippe from controlling successfully.
Philippe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Philippe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T3##SUB2#
Mein Armbach had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Philippe defends it easily.
Mein Armbach trying to keep a closed guard but Philippe is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Mein Armbach is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Philippe is aware though and is defending well.
Philippe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Philippe with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB2#
Mein Armbach working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Philippe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Philippe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Philippe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Philippe wants to control from the top but Mein Armbach keeps moving.
Mein Armbach bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Philippe's guard. #REVB##T4#
Mein Armbach looking to sit in guard and control but Philippe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Philippe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mein Armbach keeping moving, preventing Philippe from controlling successfully.
Mein Armbach looking to hit a scissor sweep but Philippe is one step ahead there.
Philippe wants to pass the guard but Mein Armbach is keeping the position.
Mein Armbach keeping moving, preventing Philippe from controlling successfully.
Philippe postures up in Mein Armbach's guard and throws a big left but Mein Armbach blocks it.
Mein Armbach working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Philippe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bender Mein Armbach will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Philippe misses with a body shot.
Mein Armbach ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
Philippe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mein Armbach misses with a hook. Philippe ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Philippe misses.
Mein Armbach misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Mein Armbach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mein Armbach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Philippe counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mein Armbach scores with a body shot.
Mein Armbach tries to clinch up.
Philippe misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Mein Armbach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mein Armbach looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
Mein Armbach throws a body punch but Philippe moves out of range.
Philippe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Philippe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mein Armbach manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mein Armbach! But no joy.
Philippe throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mein Armbach to counter with a crisp jab.
Mein Armbach missing with a left hand there. Philippe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mein Armbach lands with a right hand.
A combination from Philippe does no damage.
Philippe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Philippe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mein Armbach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good exchange - Mein Armbach coming out on top.
Bender Mein Armbach is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Mein Armbach throws a looping overhand right but Philippe ducks down to avoid it. #TD2#
Mein Armbach closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Philippe to the mat! Philippe manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mein Armbach's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bender Mein Armbach has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mein Armbach's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mein Armbach looking to sit in guard and control but Philippe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Philippe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Philippe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mein Armbach managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Philippe.
Philippe throws an elbow but Mein Armbach slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mein Armbach is trying to control Philippe's posture but Philippe avoids it. #T3#
Mein Armbach managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Philippe.
Philippe throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Peguero Jean Philippe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Philippe misses with the ground and pound.
Mein Armbach is not content to let Philippe control the position.
Philippe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mein Armbach can't do much from the bottom here.
Philippe misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mein Armbach wants to control but Philippe postures up.
Mein Armbach tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Philippe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mein Armbach is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Philippe misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #T4#
Philippe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mein Armbach is avoiding damage well.
Philippe throws an elbow but Mein Armbach slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mein Armbach wants to control but Philippe postures up.
Mein Armbach tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here as Philippe stalls from top position.
Philippe misses with the ground and pound.
Philippe in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Mein Armbach's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Philippe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mein Armbach is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peguero Jean Philippe.
I think Mein Armbach has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bender Mein Armbach!
Post fight, Bender Mein Armbach stared into the camera and said 'I Hiav vays of making you taap!! You looze zen You Snooze... Muahhhaahaaa!! '.

Event: WVT 211: Mathieu v Kok
Date: Jan 17, 2024

#R1#
Philippe misses with a body shot.
Nti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Philippe misses with a left hand
and Nti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Philippe thinking.
Philippe throws a lazy uppercut
and Philippe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Philippe misses with a right hand
and Nti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Philippe misses with a looping left.
Nti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nti lands with a good body shot.
Nti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Nti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe misses with a hook to the body
and Nti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nti connects with a right hand. Philippe shakes it off.
Philippe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T1#
Nti thuds his right hand into Philippe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
Nti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Philippe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philippe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Philippe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nti on the side of the head.
Philippe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nti.
Nti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Nti misses its intended target.
Philippe throws a right hand that misses
and Nti counters with a left to the body.
Philippe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Philippe fails to land with a series of punches.
Peguero Jean Philippe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Philippe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nti.
Nti tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Philippe manages to circle out of the way.#T2#
Nti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Philippe lands a jab to the nose.#CUT2#It looks like Kwame Nti has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Nti's head but Nti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#TD#
Nti closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Philippe did well to prevent Nti getting side control.
Philippe wants to stand back up but Nti manages to pass into side control.
Philippe is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nti asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Philippe trying to remain calm as Nti controls from the top position.#T3#
Philippe is trying to buck Nti off.
Nti is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Philippe will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nti takes one to the side of the head.
Philippe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Philippe throws a lazy uppercut
and Nti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD#
Nti shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nti controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kwame Nti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kwame Nti's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Philippe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Philippe scores with the left hand. Nti knows he should have avoided that one.
Nti dives in for a single leg takedown but Philippe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Philippe is pressed up against the cage. Nti has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Philippe down to the mat. Philippe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Philippe digs a good hook to Nti's body.
Philippe pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #TD#
Philippe gets caught napping as Nti dives in and scores a takedown. Philippe manages to retain guard.
Philippe wants to stand but Nti is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nti might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nti is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T1#
Nti has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Philippe wants to stand but Nti is controlling the position.
Philippe is looking to stand back up but Nti counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Philippe.
Philippe is trying to stand back up but Nti is controlling him #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#ES2#
Philippe manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Nti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Philippe tries to avoid it but Nti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Philippe to the ground. Philippe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kwame Nti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nti staying out of range there.
Nti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Philippe misses with a few strikes there.
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses
and Nti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Philippe swings widly with a right hand
and Nti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nti tests Philippe's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T3#
A big right from Philippe misses.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
A cross from Nti lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nti is defended easily by Philippe.
Philippe catches Nti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Philippe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T4##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nti.
The referee asks Nti politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nti prefers to stall for the moment though.
Philippe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peguero Jean Philippe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kwame Nti's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Nti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Philippe missing with a left hand there. Nti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Philippe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nti counters with a stiff right hand.
Philippe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Philippe throws an off balance right hand
and Nti counters with a nice uppercut.
Nti slips under a jab from Philippe.
Nti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe looks to land a left hand but Nti moved out of range nicely.
Philippe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nti.
Philippe misses with a right hand
and Nti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Philippe throws an overhand right that lands on Nti's shoulder, as Nti tries to avoid the shot. #T1##TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Philippe enables Nti to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Philippe manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Philippe wants to get back to his feet but Nti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nti won't allow Philippe to get back to his feet. #T2#
Nti wants to pass the guard but Philippe is keeping the position.
Nti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3##TD#
Nti gets a takedown into half guard.
Nti prevents Philippe from standing back up. #T4#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Philippe is trying to stand up here but Nti is controlling him well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#ES2#
Philippe has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Nti is on him like a limpet, forcing Philippe back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kwame Nti.
I think Nti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwame Nti!
A victorious Kwame Nti thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: WVT 203: Jarvinen v Minoru 2
Date: Dec 29, 2023

#R1#
Tepes Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philippe.
Tepes Iii feinted with a counter takedown.
Philippe jabs Tepes Iii right on the nose. Tepes Iii blinks but takes it well.#CUT2#It looks like Vlad Tepes Iii has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Philippe there.
Philippe throws the left hand but Tepes Iii avoids the punch easily.
Philippe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tepes Iii in his tracks.
Philippe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Philippe misses its intended target.
Tepes Iii feinted with a counter takedown.
Tepes Iii slips a jab from Philippe.
Philippe misses the jab.
Tepes Iii half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T1#
Philippe misses with an uppercut. Tepes Iii saw that one coming.
Philippe looks to land a left hand but Tepes Iii moved out of range nicely.
Tepes Iii half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Philippe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Philippe lands an overhand right.
Philippe looks to land a right hand but Tepes Iii moved out of range.
Tepes Iii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Philippe misses with a hook.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
Philippe throws the left hand but Tepes Iii avoids the punch easily.#T2#
A big right from Philippe misses.
Tepes Iii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Philippe throws an overhand right that lands on Tepes Iii's shoulder, as Tepes Iii tries to avoid the shot.
Philippe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Philippe misses with a wild body shot.
Tepes Iii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Philippe misses with the combination.
Tepes Iii changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Philippe misses with a series of wild punches. #T3#
Philippe misses with an uppercut. Tepes Iii saw that one coming.
Philippe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Tepes Iii counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tepes Iii prevents Philippe from standing back up. #SU#
Tepes Iii stands up from half guard.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Tepes Iii's head but Tepes Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tepes Iii attempts a counter takedown but Philippe avoids it well and moves away.#T4#
Philippe scores with a shot to the body.
Philippe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tepes Iii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tepes Iii attempts a counter takedown but Philippe avoids it well and moves away.
Tepes Iii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Philippe throws the left hand but Tepes Iii avoids the punch easily.
Philippe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Philippe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Philippe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tepes Iii feinted with a counter takedown.
Tepes Iii moves out of range as Philippe strikes.
Tepes Iii half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tepes Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philippe.
Tepes Iii feinted with a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peguero Jean Philippe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Philippe lands a jab to the nose.
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Tepes Iii counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Philippe looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Tepes Iii decides to stand and escape the position.
Philippe misses with a combination #TD#
and Tepes Iii counters with a takedown into side control. #T1##SU#
Tepes Iii stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tepes Iii avoids the body shot from Philippe.
Philippe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Philippe misses with a wild body shot.
Tepes Iii feinted with a counter takedown.
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii attempts a counter takedown but Philippe avoids it well and moves away.
Tepes Iii blocks a jab.
Philippe connects with a nice looking jab. #T2#
Philippe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tepes Iii.
Philippe throws a hook but Tepes Iii blocks it.
Vlad Tepes Iii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tepes Iii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Philippe misses with a body shot.
Tepes Iii moves away from the strike by Philippe.
Tepes Iii feinted with a counter takedown.
Philippe misses with a looping right.
Tepes Iii tries to counter with a takedown but Philippe is quick to defend against it.
Tepes Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philippe.
Tepes Iii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T3#
Philippe throws a body punch but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Tepes Iii tries to counter with a takedown but Philippe is quick to defend against it.
Tepes Iii slips under a jab from Philippe.
Philippe misses with a right hand #TD#
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #SU#
Tepes Iii decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Philippe throws a body shot but no joy.
Philippe cracks Tepes Iii with a good jab.
Philippe throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Tepes Iii counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philippe wants to get back to his feet but Tepes Iii drags him back down.#T4##SU#
Tepes Iii stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Philippe looks to score with a jab to the body but Tepes Iii is just out of range.
Tepes Iii attempts a counter takedown but Philippe avoids it well and moves away.
Philippe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tepes Iii on the side of the head.
Philippe misses with a series of wild punches.
Tepes Iii half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tepes Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Tepes Iii drops down looking for a counter takedown but Philippe sprawls and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peguero Jean Philippe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Tepes Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Philippe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tepes Iii feinted with a counter takedown.
Philippe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tepes Iii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Philippe misses with a body shot.
Tepes Iii changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Philippe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tepes Iii feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice defenses there by Tepes Iii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes Iii slips a jab and a cross from Philippe.
Philippe cracks Tepes Iii with a good jab.#T1#
Tepes Iii ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
A big left from Philippe misses.
Tepes Iii feinted with a counter takedown.
Tepes Iii moves out of range of the body kick from Philippe.
Tepes Iii feinted with a counter takedown.
Tepes Iii avoids the body shot from Philippe.
Philippe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tepes Iii tries to counter with a takedown but Philippe is quick to defend against it.
Philippe misses with a hook.
Tepes Iii changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Philippe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD#
so Tepes Iii counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #T2##SU#
Tepes Iii gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Philippe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tepes Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Philippe.
Philippe misses the jab.
Philippe throws a big shot that misses.
Tepes Iii drops down looking for a counter takedown but Philippe sprawls and moves away.
Tepes Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tepes Iii half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tepes Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tepes Iii feinted with a counter takedown.
Philippe misses with an uppercut. #T3#
Philippe connects with a body shot.
Philippe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tepes Iii staying out of range there.
Peguero Jean Philippe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Philippe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Philippe throws a jab when Tepes Iii was well out of range.
Tepes Iii tries to counter with a takedown but Philippe is quick to defend against it.
Philippe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Philippe swings for the body but Tepes Iii moves out of range.
Tepes Iii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Philippe throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Tepes Iii decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Philippe's guard.#SU#
Tepes Iii gets to his feet - Philippe follows without any prompting. #T4#
Tepes Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philippe.
Philippe misses with a two punch combination.
Tepes Iii attempts a counter takedown but Philippe avoids it well and moves away.
Philippe stalks Tepes Iii and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tepes Iii's face. Tepes Iii staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepes Iii slips under a jab from Philippe.
Peguero Jean Philippe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tepes Iii defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand.
Tepes Iii appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice defenses there by Tepes Iii.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peguero Jean Philippe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Philippe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Pound Town INC, into his post fight interview.

Event: WVT 199: Mathieu v Andrei
Date: Dec 16, 2023

#R1#
Outback throws a hook but Philippe avoids it easily.
Philippe throws an off balance right hand
and Outback counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Outback throws the left hand but Philippe avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Philippe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Outback tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Philippe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Outback loads up on a big right hand but Philippe slips the punch.
Philippe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Outback.
Philippe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Outback was well out of range. Poor timing from Philippe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outback throws a low kick but it's checked well by Philippe.
Philippe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Outback with a body shot.
Outback bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Philippe throws a right hand that misses
and Outback counters with a stiff right hand.
Philippe misses with a hook. Outback ducked under it nicely.
Outback is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Philippe works the jab nicely.
Outback throws a low kick but Philippe avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Philippe blocks the leg kick.
Philippe moves out of range as Outback strikes.
Outback throws out a leg kick but Philippe moves out of range and Outback only half commits.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philippe misses with a right hand
and Outback makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Outback keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philippe.
Outback has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Outback there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Outback lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Philippe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Philippe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Outback goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T2#
Philippe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Philippe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Outback swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Outback avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Philippe. Outback does a little dance to reset his feet.
Outback throws a quick inside leg kick.
Outback on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Philippe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Philippe.
Outback was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Outback lands a leg kick that knocks Philippe off balance momentarily.
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses
and Outback counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Outback scores with a spinning back kick!
Outback lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T3#
Outback slips a jab and a cross from Philippe.
Outback steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
A jab from Philippe misses.
Outback misses with a hook
and Philippe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Philippe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Outback throws an off balance right hand
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Outback loads up on a big right hand but Philippe slips the punch.
Philippe throws a sloppy head kick
and Outback makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Outback slips under a jab from Philippe.
Outback feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Philippes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T4#
Philippe stalks Outback and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Outback's face. Outback staggers backwards, shaken.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Outback throws a looping overhand right but Philippe ducks down to avoid it.
Outback looks to throw the jab but Philippe is out of range.
Philippe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Outback throws a quick inside leg kick.
Philippe misses with a looping left.
Outback throwing a counter right hand but Philippe manages to avoid it.
Philippe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Philippe lands the left hand.
Philippe swings widly with a right hand
and Outback counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#That has opened up Peguero Jean Philippe's cut even more.
Philippe misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peguero Jean Philippe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Philippe thuds a left hand into Outback's body.
Outback misses with a body punch
and Philippe counters with a stiff right hand.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Philippe as he checks the leg kick.
Philippe throws the left hand but Outback avoids the punch easily.
Outback scores with a head kick.
Philippe throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Outback misses the target.
Philippe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outback swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Philippe! But no joy.
A big left from Philippe misses.
Philippe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Outback avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Philippe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Philippe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Philippe.
Outback uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philippe.
Outback misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Outback as he connects with a hook.
Philippe throws an off balance right hand #KD#
and Outback counters with a crisp right hand that drops Philippe! Outback lets Philippe back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Outback lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Outback motions for Philippe to come forward. Outback throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Philippe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Philippe throws a right hand that misses
and Outback counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T2#
Philippe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Outback.
Philippe misses the jab.
Outback slips a straight right by Philippe.
Philippe misses with a hook
and Outback counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#The cut above Peguero Jean Philippe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Outback throws a leg kick which misses Philippe's front leg but catches the back leg as Philippe tries to avoid it.
Philippe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Outback cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Outback cracks Philippe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Philippe throws a lazy uppercut
and Outback counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC#Philippe is rocked!#CUT#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Outback throws a looping overhand right but Philippe ducks down to avoid it.
Outback misses with a body kick. #T3#
Philippe misses with a left hand
and Outback counters with an inside leg kick.
Outback throws out a loose jab but Philippe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philippe throws an overhand right that lands on Outback's shoulder, as Outback tries to avoid the shot.
Outback tried to counter with a leg kick but Philippe avoided it.
Outback throws a predictable looking body shot
and Philippe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
Philippe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Outback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Outback misses with a lunging right hand
and Philippe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Philippe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Outback counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Outback with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut there from Outback.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peguero Jean Philippe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Macca Outback!
Macca Outback decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: WVT 191: Le Franc v Thib Jr 2
Date: Dec 01, 2023

#R1##CL#
Briggs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Briggs has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Briggs blocks a body shot from Philippe.
Philippe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Briggs's elbow. #BC#
Briggs breaks the clinch.
Briggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Philippe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Briggs avoids the body shot from Philippe. #CL#
Briggs instigates a clinch.
Briggs tries to circle away but Philippe has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Philippe. #BC2#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Briggs blocks a jab.
Briggs moves in looking to clinch but Philippe pushes him off.
It seemed like Philippe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Briggs gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Briggs prevents a body shot from Philippe. #BC#
Briggs breaks the clinch.
Philippe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Philippe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good exchange - Philippe coming out on top.#T1#
Philippe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Briggs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe. #BC#
Briggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Briggs rushes Philippe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Briggs goes for a takedown attempt but Philippe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Philippe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Philippe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Briggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philippe.
Philippe with a nice cross.
Peguero Jean Philippe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Philippe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Briggs wants to clinch.
Philippe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Briggs wants to clinch up but Philippe keeps it at a distance.
Philippe misses with the combination. #T2#
Briggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Philippe circles away. #CL#
Briggs forces Philippe back against the cage and clinches.
We've been informed that Philippe has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Briggs tries to work over Philippe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Philippe manages to break the clinch.
Briggs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Briggs darts in trying to clinch
and Philippe counters with a right hand to the body. #CL#
Briggs pushes Philippe up against the cage in a clinch.
Philippe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Philippe tries to break free but Briggs pushes him back against the cage.
Philippe lands an uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Macka Briggs has been cut.
Briggs working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Briggs. #BC#
Briggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T3#
Briggs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Philippe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Briggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Briggs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Briggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Briggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Briggs moves in looking to clinch but Philippe pushes him off.
Philippe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Philippe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Philippe lands a glancing blow to the side of Briggs's head.
Briggs is looking to clinch.
Briggs tries to clinch up but Philippe circles away and keeps his distance.#T4#
Briggs moves in looking to clinch but Philippe pushes him off.
Briggs tries to clinch up but Philippe circles away and keeps his distance.
Briggs darts in trying to clinch
and Philippe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Briggs clinches. #BC#
Briggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Macka Briggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Briggs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Philippe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Briggs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Philippe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Philippe! But no joy.
Philippe misses with a straight left.
Briggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Briggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Briggs looks to clinch
and Philippe counters with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peguero Jean Philippe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Macka Briggs's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Philippe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Macka Briggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Philippe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL#
Briggs moves into the clinch.
Philippe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Briggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Philippe fails to land.
Philippe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Briggs tries a body shot but Philippe blocks it.
Briggs blocks an uppercut.
Briggs blocks an uppercut.
Philippe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Briggs manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Briggs has Philippe up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Briggs.
Briggs scores with a hook to the body.
Philippe has a couple of punches blocked by Briggs.
Briggs tries a body shot but Philippe blocks it. #BC2#
Philippe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Philippe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Briggs tries to clinch there but Philippe circles away.
Philippe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Briggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Philippe fails to land with a series of punches.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Philippe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Philippe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Philippe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Philippe looks to land a combination but Briggs avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Briggs. Those never looked like landing.
Philippe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Briggs wants to clinch.
Briggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Briggs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Philippe keeps the fight on the outside.#T2#
Briggs wants to clinch
and Briggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Philippe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Briggs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Briggs closes the distance but Philippe moves to the side
and Philippe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philippe loads up on a big right hand but Briggs slips the punch.
Philippe keeps the fight on the outside.
Briggs wants to clinch.
Briggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Briggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Briggs is looking to counter the offense by Philippe and move into the clinch.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T3#
Philippe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Briggs.
Philippe throws the left hand but Briggs avoids the punch easily.
Briggs moves to clinch but Philippe breaks away
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Briggs slips a jab from Philippe.
Philippe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Briggs clinches with his opponent.
Philippe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Briggs misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Briggs. #BC2#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Briggs looks to clinch
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
Philippe throws a series of punches but Briggs moves out of range.
Briggs ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
Philippe circles away from the clinch attempt. #T4#
Philippe throws a shot from downtown. Briggs moves away and avoids it.
Philippe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Briggs's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philippe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Philippe scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT2#Macka Briggs's cut is getting worse.
The fight stays on the outside here - Briggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Briggs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Philippe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Philippe lands with a hook. Briggs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Briggs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Philippe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#TD#
Briggs drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Philippe regains half guard, as Briggs was trying to land strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peguero Jean Philippe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Macka Briggs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Briggs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab lands there for Philippe.
Briggs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Philippe swings widly with a right hand
and Briggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Briggs tries to clinch but Philippe moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Philippe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#KD2#
Philippe drops Briggs with a beautiful combination! Briggs stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Philippe is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Briggs is rocked!
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Philippe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oh Briggs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Briggs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Briggs seems to have got his legs back now.
The fight stays on the outside here - Briggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Philippe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philippe circles away from the clinch attempt. #T1#
Philippe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Philippe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Briggs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Briggs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Briggs lunges at Philippe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Philippe's hand.
Briggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Philippe circles away.
Briggs sets himself, and Philippe steps forward looking for the clinch! Briggs avoids it this time.
Briggs tries to clinch but Philippe is having none of it.
Philippe works over Briggs's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT2#Macka Briggs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Philippe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Philippe misses with a double jab.
Briggs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Philippe avoids it really well and circles away.
Philippe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Briggs tries to clinch
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Briggs slips under a jab.
Briggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Philippe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Briggs ducks right into an uppercut from Philippe.
Philippe thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Briggs moves into the clinch.
Macka Briggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Philippe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Philippe misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Briggs.
Philippe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Briggs misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Philippe breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Philippe.
Briggs tries to clinch up
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Briggs darts in trying to clinch
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#Jeez, Macka Briggs's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.#T3#
Briggs is looking to clinch but Philippe is avoiding it.
Peguero Jean Philippe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Briggs closes the distance but Philippe moves to the side
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Philippe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Briggs manages to avoid it.
Briggs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Briggs tries to clinch up
enabling Philippe to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Philippe misses.
A quick step to the side and Briggs tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philippe throws out a loose jab but Briggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Briggs seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Briggs is looking to clinch.
Briggs tries to clinch but Philippe is having none of it.
As Briggs backs off Philippe throws a huge counter combo but Briggs manages to avoid it all.#T4#
Philippe jabs Briggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Philippe lunges at Briggs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Briggs's hand.
Briggs is looking to clinch but Philippe is avoiding it.
Philippe keeps the fight on the outside.
Philippe misses with a two punch combination.
Briggs tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Philippe manages to circle out of the way.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch but Philippe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Briggs gets a clinch.
Briggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Briggs.
Philippe lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Briggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Briggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Philippe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philippe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peguero Jean Philippe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Philippe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peguero Jean Philippe!
An out of breath and clearly excited Peguero Jean Philippe thanked Pound Town INC for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: WVT 183: Haggar v Railio
Date: Nov 11, 2023

#R1#
Decent striking displayed by Kiryu there.
Kiryu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Kiryu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Philippe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Philippe misses.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Kiryu's head but Kiryu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philippe throws an off balance right hand
and Kiryu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Philippe connects with a jab.
Kiryu slips under a jab.
Kiryu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Philippe blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kiryu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Philippe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Philippe loads up on a big right hand but Kiryu slips the punch.#T1#
Philippe misses with a straight right.
Kiryu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Philippe walks into a stiff left hand from Kiryu.
Philippe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiryu.
Kiryu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#ROC2#Philippe is rocked!#CUT2#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is getting worse.
Philippe slips a straight right by Kiryu.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD2#
Kiryu lands a big head kick that sends Philippe tumbling to the mat! Kiryu takes a step backwards and waves Philippe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Philippe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Philippe misses #CL2#
and Kiryu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kiryu.
Philippe blocking some punches.
Philippe seems to have got his legs back now.
Kiryu trying to stall but Philippe improves his position.
A short uppercut from Kiryu. #BC#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiryu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.#T2#
Philippe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiryu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL2#
Kiryu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Philippe tries to throw a body punch but Kiryu avoids it by throwing Philippe back against the cage. #BC#
Philippe manages to break the clinch.
Kiryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Philippe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philippe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kiryu misses with a looping right.
Philippe misses with a hook to the body
and Kiryu counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kiryu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiryu takes a jab right on the kisser. #CUT#It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.#T3#
Philippe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Philippe lands with a straight right. Kiryu didn't see that one coming.
Kiryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiryu wants to counter the offense by Philippe and move into the clinch position.
Jab, jab by Philippe - just one landing.
Philippe blocks a jab.
Kiryu tries to land a front kick but Philippe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Philippe moves out of range as Kiryu throws a body kick.
Philippe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
enabling Philippe to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
Kiryu connects with a nice looking jab.
Philippe lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Philippe misses with a left hand
and Kiryu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiryu throws a body punch but Philippe moves out of range.
Philippe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiryu.
Philippe throwing a counter right hand but Kiryu manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Philippe. That's going to slow Kiryu down.
Philippe throws a right hand that misses
letting Kiryu counter with a right hand.
Kiryu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kazuma Kiryu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Kiryu tries to land a front kick but Philippe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kiryu throws a jab when Philippe was well out of range.
Philippe misses with a hook
and Kiryu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiryu scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice shot lands for Kiryu.#KD2#
Kiryu lands a big right hand that sends Philippe crashing to the mat! Kiryu stays standing though and waves Philippe back to his feet!#CUT2#Jeez, Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philippe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Philippe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiryu manages to avoid it.
Kiryu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kiryu throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1#
Philippe wants to clinch up but Kiryu keeps it at a distance.
Kiryu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kiryu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Philippe scores with a hook to the body. Kiryu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kiryu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Philippe looks to throw the jab but Kiryu is out of range.
A nice side step and Kiryu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd cheers as Philippe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kiryu doesn't seem phased though.#CUT#That has opened up Kazuma Kiryu's cut even more.
Kiryu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Philippe has time to react.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peguero Jean Philippe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kazuma Kiryu!
Kazuma Kiryu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WVT 181: Matikainen v Hussein
Date: Nov 04, 2023

#R1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tragedy.
We've been informed that Tragedy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tragedy swinging wildly here.
Tragedy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Philippe.
Tragedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Tragedy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tragedy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Tragedy is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tragedy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philippe.
Tragedy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tragedy slips under a jab.
Tragedy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Philippe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT2#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Tragedy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Philippe counters with a two punch combo.
Philippe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Philippe misses. #T1#
Tragedy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tragedy slips under a jab.
Tragedy thows a leg kick but Philippe checks it
and Tragedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like Trage Tragedy has been cut.
Philippe misses the shot to the body.
Tragedy looks for the body kick but Philippe saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Philippe misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Tragedy.
A head kick by Tragedy misses
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Tragedy misses the shot to the body.
Philippe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tragedy tried to score with a low kick but Philippe checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Tragedy. Those never looked like landing.
Tragedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Tragedy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Philippe doesn't seem phased though.
Tragedy tries a head kick but it misses. #T2#
Tragedy jabs Philippe right on the nose. Philippe blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philippe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Philippe misses with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Tragedy misses
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Philippe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tragedy tries to score with a low kick but Philippe moves his leg out of the way.
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Tragedy.
Tragedy misses with a body punch
and Philippe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tragedy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tragedy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Philippe blocks a head kick by Tragedy.
Tragedy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Philippe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tragedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
It looked like Philippe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tragedy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tragedy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3##KD#
Philippe cracks Tragedy with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tragedy looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Philippe finish him? #ROC#Tragedy is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Trage Tragedy's cut even more.
Tragedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Philippe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tragedy is still on wobbly legs! Can Philippe finish him?
Tragedy looks to land a combination but Philippe avoids it well.
Tragedy seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot to the liver by Philippe. Beautiful body shot.
Tragedy looks winded!
Tragedy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tragedy is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Philippe just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Tragedy has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe very nearly forgot to thank Pound Town INC amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: WVT 175: Thibbs Jr v Le Franc
Date: Oct 21, 2023

#R1#
Rutger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT2#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Philippe lands the left hand.
Some wild striking there from Rutger.
Rutger throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Philippe counter with a right hand.
Rutger looks to land a body kick but Philippe moved away.
Philippe throwing a counter right hand but Rutger manages to avoid it.
Rutger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Philippe lands a head shot.
Rutger misses with a lunging right hand
and Philippe counters with a one-two to the body.
Philippe throws a series of punches but Rutger moves out of range.
Rutger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Rutger misses.
Philippe throwing a counter right hand but Rutger manages to avoid it.
Rutger misses with a straight right.
Rutger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Philippe.
Philippe throws a head kick that Rutger semi-blocks.
Rutger throws out a loose jab but Philippe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Philippe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T1#
Philippe throws a lazy right hand but Rutger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philippe misses with a hook
and Rutger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Philippe misses.
Rutger has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rutger misses with a left hand
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rutger connects with a looping right hand.
Rutger misses with a hook. Philippe ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Philippe misses the target.
Philippe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rutger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rutger moves away from the strike by Philippe.
Rutger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Philippe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rutger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philippe throws an overhand right that lands on Rutger's shoulder, as Rutger tries to avoid the shot.
Rutger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Philippe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #T2#
Rutger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Philippe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Philippe scores with a hook to the body. Rutger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Philippe slips a straight right by Rutger.
Rufus Rutger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Philippe moves out of range as Rutger strikes.
Philippe is looking to counter punch.
Philippe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CUT2#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is getting worse.
Rutger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Philippe counters with a stiff right hand.
Rutger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philippe was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutger.
Rutger misses with a left hand
and Philippe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Philippe throws a wild body kick that Rutger sees coming a mile off.
Rutger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rutger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Philippe counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Rutger is predictable there
and Philippe counters with a stiff right hand.
Rutger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T3#
Philippe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rutger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rutger loads up on a big right hand but Philippe slips the punch.
Philippe thuds a left hand into Rutger's body.
Rutger misses with a left hand
and Philippe counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Philippe lands an overhand right.
A shot to the body from Rutger misses
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#Rutger is rocked!
Philippe darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Rutger's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Philippe before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe very nearly forgot to thank Pound Town INC amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: WVT 169: Fabinho v Rutger
Date: Oct 07, 2023

#R1#
Philippe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Potku checks it well.
Potku let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Potku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Philippe.#TD2#
Potku decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potku is taking a breather. Philippe says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Potku trying to mount his opponent but Philippe defends it. #SUB2#
Potku is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Philippe has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Potku is looking for submissions but instead, Philippe has regained full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potku trying to control the position from guard on top but Philippe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Potku pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Philippe is keeping the position for now.
Potku trying to control but Philippe is working from the bottom.
Philippe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Philippe keeping full guard, as Potku tries to pass.
Potku looking to sit in guard and control but Philippe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Potku pushes a forearm under Philippe's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Philippe is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kurki Potku!
Kurki Potku took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

Event: WVT 160: Hightower v Tharrier
Date: Sep 16, 2023

#R1#
Philippe digs a good body shot into Van Den Born's ribs.
A jab from Van Den Born finds it's way through Philippe's defenses.
Philippe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Den Born.
Philippe is looking to counter punch.
Philippe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Den Born moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Den Born misses with a right hand
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Den Born misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Philippe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Den Born looks to land a left hand but Philippe moved out of range nicely.
Van Den Born changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Philippe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CUT#It looks like Ko Van Den Born has been cut.
Van Den Born misses with a hook
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Philippe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philippe misses with a hook.
Philippe throws a shot from downtown. Van Den Born moves away and avoids it.#KD2#
Van Den Born drops Philippe with a right and a left! Van Den Born comes rushing in but Philippe regains his composure and manages to keep Van Den Born in guard. #CUT2#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Van Den Born wants to control from the top but Philippe keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Den Born content to stall in guard here. #T1#
Let's hope that Van Den Born has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Philippe wants to stand up but Van Den Born is controlling him.
Van Den Born sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Van Den Born tries to free his leg and advance position but Philippe is retaining full guard.
Van Den Born seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Van Den Born looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Philippe misses its target.
Van Den Born looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Philippe swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Philippe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ko Van Den Born seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Van Den Born throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Philippe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Van Den Born manages to circle out of the way.
Philippe lands with a nice body kick.
Philippe lands with an overhand left.
Philippe throws a jab when Van Den Born was well out of range.
A cross from Philippe lands.
Van Den Born throws a jab but it's blocked by Philippe. #T3#
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
Van Den Born moves away from the strike by Philippe.
Van Den Born tries to counter with a clinch but Philippe shakes him off and moves away.
Nice cross by Philippe.
Van Den Born misses with a looping left.
Van Den Born throws a big shot that misses.
Philippe blocks a jab.
Van Den Born misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Philippe misses its target.
A big right from Van Den Born misses.
It looked like Philippe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Philippe looks to land a right hand but Van Den Born moved out of range.
Van Den Born swings widly with a right hand
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Philippe misses with a left hand
and Van Den Born counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Philippe.#CUT#That has opened up Ko Van Den Born's cut even more.
Philippe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Den Born misses with a straight left.
Philippe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T4#
Van Den Born throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Philippe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philippe cracks Van Den Born with an open hand slap.#KD#
Philippe lands a big uppercut and Van Den Born crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Van Den Born looks OK. Philippe waves Van Den Born back to his feet!#ROC#Van Den Born is rocked!
Philippe slips under a jab from Van Den Born.
Van Den Born is still on wobbly legs! Can Philippe finish him?
Van Den Born throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Den Born seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Den Born swings for the body but Philippe moves out of range.
Philippe scores with a jab.#KD#
Philippe feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Van Den Born sprawling to the canvas! Van Den Born rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Philippe finish him?! #CUT#The cut above Ko Van Den Born's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A lazy left from Philippe finds it's target.
Van Den Born tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philippe was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Den Born.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Den Born lands with a cross.
Van Den Born throws an overhand right that lands on Philippe's shoulder, as Philippe tries to avoid the shot.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peguero Jean Philippe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Van Den Born listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big right from Philippe misses.
Philippe slips under a jab.
Van Den Born displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Philippe throws out the jab.
Philippe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Van Den Born misses.
Philippe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Philippe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Den Born moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Den Born missing with a left hand there. Philippe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Philippe misses with an uppercut. Van Den Born saw that one coming.
Philippe works over Van Den Born's head and body with a nice combination.
Van Den Born lands the left hand.
Philippe throws a looping overhand right but Van Den Born ducks down to avoid it.
Van Den Born doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Den Born waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Philippe.
Van Den Born misses with a left hand
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1##CL2#
Van Den Born has Philippe up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Den Born misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Den Born.
Philippe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Den Born is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van Den Born throws a punch but it's blocked by Philippe.
Philippe working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Van Den Born fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Den Born.
Van Den Born working aggressively here.
Van Den Born throws a punch but it's blocked by Philippe.
Van Den Born prevents a body shot from Philippe.
Van Den Born working aggressively here.
Van Den Born blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Philippe breaks the clinch.
Van Den Born keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Den Born tries to counter with a clinch but Philippe shakes him off and moves away.
Van Den Born throws a big shot that misses.
Peguero Jean Philippe is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Van Den Born misses with a body shot.
Van Den Born misses with an uppercut
and Philippe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Den Born throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Philippe has knocked Van Den Born down with a huge combo! Philippe steps away and waves a wobbly Van Den Born back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT#Ko Van Den Born's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Van Den Born will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Philippe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Den Born in his tracks.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ko Van Den Born's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Peguero Jean Philippe waved his t-shirt featuring Pound Town INC's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: WVT 152: Creed v Simone
Date: Sep 02, 2023

#R1#
Heights throws a body shot but no joy.
Heights misses with a wild body shot.
Philippe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heights. Philippe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heights looks to land a left hand but Philippe moved out of range nicely.
Seelow Heights seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philippe looks to land a left hand but Heights moved out of range nicely.
Heights ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heights lands a right hook to the body.
Heights swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Philippe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Philippe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heights.
Heights throws a poor cross that misses
and Philippe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decent striking displayed by Philippe there.
Heights steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Heights is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Philippe rather than just go for the knockout.
Philippe looks to land a left hand but Heights moved out of range nicely.
Heights misses with a lunging right hand
and Philippe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heights throws a hook but Philippe blocks it.
Heights throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heights avoids a punch combination nicely. #T1#
Philippe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heights throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heights scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Heights throws a body shot but no joy.
Heights throws a hook but Philippe blocks it.
Heights connects with a jab.
Philippe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Philippe defending well as Heights loads up on a big left hand.
Heights blocks a jab.
Heights just misses with a punch to the body.
Heights lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Heights throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heights throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Philippe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heights misses with a jab to the body
and Philippe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heights scores with a body shot.
Heights fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philippe manages to avoid it.#T2#
Heights looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Philippe misses the target.
Nice cross by Philippe.#CUT#It looks like Seelow Heights has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Philippe.
Heights misses with a hook to the body
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Philippe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Philippe throws a body punch but Heights moves out of range.
Heights has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Philippe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heights stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Philippe missing with a left hand there. Heights was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heights misses the shot to the body.
Heights takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Heights scores with the left hand. Philippe knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Philippe connects with an inside leg kick.
Heights throws out a loose jab but Philippe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philippe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heights fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philippe manages to avoid it.
Heights throws a lazy right hand but Philippe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heights moves out of range as Philippe throws a body kick.
Heights fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philippe manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Philippe misses the target.#T3#
Heights lands with a shot to the body.
Heights looks to throw the jab but Philippe is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Philippe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
Heights swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Philippe.#CUT2#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
A jab lands there for Heights.
Heights on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Philippe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heights.
A telegraphed right hand from Heights misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Philippe misses the target.
Philippe walks into a jab.
Nice cross by Philippe.
Heights throws an off balance right hand
and Heights takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philippe ducks under a wild hook from Heights.
Heights throws a lazy uppercut
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Philippe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Heights momentarily.
Philippe throws the left hand but Heights avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Heights tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philippe was well out of range. Poor timing from Heights.
Heights ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Heights. Beautiful body shot.
Heights throws a poor cross that misses
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
Philippe ducks under a wild hook from Heights.
Heights rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Philippe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heights throws a big shot that misses.
Heights throws a jab but it's blocked by Philippe.
Heights misses the jab.
Philippe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Philippe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heights now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Heights.
Philippe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heights tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philippe was well out of range. Poor timing from Heights.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Philippe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heights misses the shot to the body.
Philippe is looking to counter punch.
Heights misses with an uppercut
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Philippe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peguero Jean Philippe will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Philippe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A punch combination from Philippe misses.
Philippe jabs at Heights's body.
Philippe throws a lazy right hand but Heights sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heights misses the shot to the body.
Heights swings widly with a right hand
and Heights takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peguero Jean Philippe is winning the standup battle so far.
Heights rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heights, as that shot connected.
Philippe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Philippe throws a body kick that misses.
Philippe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Philippe lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heights misses with an uppercut.
Philippe misses with a straight left.
Philippe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heights on the side of the head.
Heights throws a sloppy body shot
and Philippe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Nice uppercut lands for Philippe. That snapped Heights's head back.
A swing and a miss from Philippe.
Heights looks to throw the jab but Philippe is out of range.
Philippe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Philippe throws a series of punches but Heights moves out of range.
Philippe misses with a straight right.
Heights throws out a counter right but Philippe avoids it with no problem.
Heights showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Philippe.
Philippe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Heights loads up on a big right hand but Philippe slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Heights there.
Heights uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Heights scores with a jab.
Heights tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philippe was well out of range. Poor timing from Heights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heights throws a shot from downtown. Philippe moves away and avoids it.
Heights punishes Philippe's body with a nice straight punch.#T2#
Heights scores with a hook to the body. Philippe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heights misses with an uppercut
and Philippe counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick from Philippe misses.
Heights misses with a shot to the body
enabling Philippe to counter with a crisp jab.
Philippe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heights misses with a body shot.
Philippe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heights misses with a lunging right hand
and Heights takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Philippe loads up on a big right hand but Heights slips the punch.
Heights misses with a wild body shot.
Heights slips under a jab.
Philippe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Heights's head backwards.#ROC#Heights is rocked!
Heights throws a shot to the body.
Heights rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Philippe to counter with a crisp jab.
Heights is still on wobbly legs! Can Philippe finish him?
Philippe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heights on the side of the head.
Heights misses with a hook to the body
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heights throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T3#
Philippe throws a monster overhand right that drops Heights! Philippe follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peguero Jean Philippe!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Peguero Jean Philippe made sure he mentioned Pound Town INC, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: WVT 143: Mathieu v Knox
Date: Aug 12, 2023

#R1#
Philippe lands a nice shot to the body. #TD2#
Garrett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Garrett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Garrett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Garrett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Garrett prevents Philippe from escaping the position.
Garrett working the strikes but Philippe uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Philippe is trying to stand back up but Garrett is controlling him
Philippe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Philippe won't allow Garrett to pass to mount.
Philippe is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Garrett winds up and cracks Philippe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garrett looks to land a strike but Philippe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Garrett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Philippe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Garrett postures up in Philippe's guard and throws a big left but Philippe blocks it.
Garrett is looking to work some ground and pound but Philippe has wrist control.
Garrett won't allow Philippe to get back to his feet.
Garrett lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Philippe keeping moving, preventing Garrett from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Philippe blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Philippe staying out of range there.
It looked like Philippe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Philippe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Garrett misses.
Garrett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garrett tries to clinch up.
Philippe lands with a right hand.
Peguero Jean Philippe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Philippe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrett moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garrett. Philippe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philippe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrett.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Philippe throws a counter high kick but Garrett was just alert enough to avoid it.
Garrett defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand.
Garrett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Philippe. Philippe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#TD2#
Garrett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Philippe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philippe dodges the ground and pound from Garrett.
Philippe defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrett cracks Philippe with a big right hand but Philippe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Garrett working the head with strikes.
Garrett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Garrett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T3#
Garrett in side control, throwing shots but Philippe defends.
An elbow from Garrett crashes against the mat.
Philippe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Garrett.
Philippe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
An elbow from Garrett crashes against the mat.
Garrett working the ground and pound but Philippe is defending the strikes.
Garrett cracks Philippe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Garrett is trying to ground and pound but Philippe uses the momentary lack of control by Garrett to regain half guard.
Garrett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garrett connects with a nice short shot to Philippe's temple.
Garrett throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Philippe to regain full guard. #T4#
Garrett lands a couple of digs.
Philippe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garrett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Philippe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Philippe blocks nicely.
Garrett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garrett scoring with some ground and pound.
Garrett throws a big elbow that misses.
Garrett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garrett throwing strikes from guard but Philippe blocks nicely.
Philippe is breathing heavily.
Garrett is working Philippe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Garrett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Philippe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garrett misses with a few strikes there.
Garrett misses the jab.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
Philippe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Philippe throws a jab when Garrett was well out of range.
Philippe drops his hands momentarily and Garrett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bo Garrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrett misses with a body shot
letting Philippe counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe slips a straight right by Garrett.
Garrett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Philippe momentarily.
Garrett misses the jab.
Garrett misses with a hook. Philippe ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philippe.
Philippe throwing a counter right hand but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Garrett throws a sloppy body shot
and Philippe counters with a stiff right hand. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Philippe has knocked Garrett down with a huge combo! Philippe steps away and waves a wobbly Garrett back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Peguero Jean Philippe is winning the standup battle so far.
Philippe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garrett takes a swing at Philippe's ribcage but misses.
Garrett misses with a hook to the body
and Philippe counters with a nice body shot.
We've been informed that Garrett has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrett misses with a body shot.
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philippe.
It looked like Philippe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garrett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Philippe.
Garrett takes a swing at Philippe's ribcage but misses.
Philippe misses with a hook to the body
and Garrett counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Garrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philippe.
A jab from Philippe does it's job there.
Garrett throws the left hand but Philippe avoids the punch easily.
Garrett misses with a jab to the body
and Philippe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garrett loads up on a big right hand but Philippe slips the punch.
A lazy left from Garrett finds it's target.
Garrett cracks a nice hook into Philippe's ribs.
A left lands for Philippe.
Philippe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Philippe moves out of range of the strikes.
Philippe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Philippe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T3#
A big right from Garrett misses.
Garrett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garrett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD2#
Garrett drives through with a takedown into Philippe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Garrett throws a strike but Philippe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Garrett has control of Philippe's left arm, preventing Philippe from doing any damage.
Garrett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett is pulling down on Philippe's head. It's preventing any offense from Philippe, at least for the moment.
Garrett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
Garrett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garrett wants to sweep but no luck.
Philippe trying to control but Garrett is working from the bottom.
Philippe throwing strikes from guard but Garrett blocks nicely.
Philippe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Philippe trying to control but Garrett is working from the bottom.
Philippe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garrett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Philippe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Philippe trying to control but Garrett is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Peguero Jean Philippe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Philippe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garrett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garrett cracks a nice hook into Philippe's ribs.
Philippe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
Philippe throws a big counter combination but Garrett scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Garrett there.
Garrett misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett slips under a jab.#TD2#
Garrett shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Philippe is trying to defend but Garrett finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Garrett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garrett looks to land a strike but Philippe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Philippe wants to stand and escape but Garrett is having none of it.
Garrett stands up over Philippe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garrett scoring with some ground and pound.
Garrett won't allow Philippe to get back to his feet.
Philippe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garrett.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garrett looking to sit in guard and control but Philippe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Philippe throwing strikes but missing.
Garrett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Garrett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Philippe's head. #T2#
Garrett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garrett working the head and body with strikes.
Garrett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garrett trying to pass the guard but Philippe defending well.
Philippe pushes Garrett off looking to stand but Garrett dives back in and keeps control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garrett connects with a nice short shot to Philippe's temple.
Garrett working Philippe over with strikes.
Garrett throwing shots but Philippe is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Garrett.
Garrett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T3#
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Philippe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Philippe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garrett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Philippe taking some punishment here, with Garrett in his half guard.
Philippe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garrett.
Garrett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garrett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Garrett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Garrett lands strikes from half guard.
Garrett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Philippe has hold of Garrett's hands but Garrett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garrett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Philippe tries to kick Garrett off but Garrett keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T4#
Garrett working over Philippe with some ground and pound. Philippe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Philippe taking some punishment here, with Garrett in his half guard. #ROC2#Philippe is rocked!
Philippe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garrett.
Bo Garrett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garrett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garrett wants to pass the guard but Philippe is defending well.
Garrett working over Philippe with some ground and pound. Philippe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oh Philippe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garrett winds up and cracks Philippe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garrett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Philippe's head.
Philippe seems to have got his legs back now.
Philippe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrett wants to pass to mount but Philippe is defending the position.
Garrett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Philippe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Garrett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garrett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Garrett!
During a confident post fight interview, Bo Garrett thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: WVT 132: Hussein v Corassa
Date: Jul 21, 2023

#R1#
Philippe misses the jab.
Halsti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Philippe misses its intended target.
Philippe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halsti.
A jab from Halsti misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Halsti. #CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Halsti lands with a hook. Philippe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Halsti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Halsti scores with the left hand. Philippe knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halsti cracks Philippe with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Philippe falls to his knees and Halsti doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Royal Halsti!
A very excited looking Royal Halsti made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: WVT 121: Machado v Simone 2
Date: Jun 24, 2023

#R1#
Chandler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Philippe is out of range.
Lawson Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chandler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chandler slips a jab from Philippe.
Chandler throws a counter high kick but Philippe was just alert enough to avoid it.
A slow jab from Philippe misses its intended target.
Chandler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chandler misses the shot to the body.
Chandler connects with an inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chandler.
The fighters circling - Chandler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Philippe throws a body shot but no joy.
Chandler throws the left hand but Philippe avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler misses with a leg kick.
Chandler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Philippe.#CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Philippe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Philippe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T1#
Philippe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Philippe misses with a body shot.
Chandler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philippe.
Chandler lands with a nice body punch.
A combination from Philippe does no damage.
Philippe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Philippe ducks under a wild hook from Chandler.
Philippe throws a jab when Chandler was well out of range.
Philippe throws out a loose jab but Chandler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chandler motions for Philippe to come forward. Chandler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chandler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chandler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Philippe.
We've been hearing reports that Chandler has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#T2#
Philippe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to the liver by Chandler. Beautiful body shot.
Chandler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philippe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chandler pivots, looking for a leg kick but Philippe is out of range and Chandler settles back down.
Philippe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab, jab by Chandler - just one landing.
Philippe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chandler.
Chandler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Philippe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chandler takes one on the button.
A jab from Philippe misses.
Chandler shoots in for a double leg but Philippe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Philippe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Peguero Jean Philippe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chandler misses the jab.#T3#
Chandler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CUT#That has opened up Peguero Jean Philippe's cut even more.
Philippe throws a body shot but no joy.
Philippe misses with a hook to the body
and Chandler counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Chandler misses its intended target.
Chandler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chandler throws a chopping leg kick but Philippe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Philippe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chandler moves away from the strike by Philippe.
Chandler blocks a jab.
Chandler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Philippe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chandler thows a body kick. Philippe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Philippe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Philippe slips under a jab.
Philippe throws the left hand but Chandler avoids the punch easily.
Chandler feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T4#
Chandler lands the left hand.
Chandler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Philippe. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Philippe. Philippe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chandler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Philippe.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chandler. Philippe shrugs it off though.
Chandler tests Philippe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crunch! Chandler slams his shin into Philippe's torso.
Philippe moves out of range of the leg kick from Chandler.
Philippe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chandler is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chandler looks to throw the jab but Philippe is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lawson Chandler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Chandler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chandler lands the left hand.
Philippe throws a body shot but no joy.
Chandler thinks about countering with a body kick.
Chandler looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
Chandler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chandler throws a lazy right hand but Philippe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philippe misses with a wild body shot.
Chandler throws a lazy uppercut
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chandler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Philippe - the referee stops the clock and Chandler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Philippe. Chandler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chandler lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Philippe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Philippe stuns Chandler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philippe thuds his right hand into Chandler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lawson Chandler is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Philippe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Philippe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chandler has got the better of the exchanges.
Chandler doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Philippe counter with a right hand.
Chandler lands a head shot.#CUT#The cut above Peguero Jean Philippe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Philippe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chandler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chandler is looking for a counter combo.
Chandler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Chandler as he connects with a hook.
Chandler lands with an uppercut that bounces Philippe off the cage and back into range.
Chandler throws a right hand that misses
and Philippe counters with a left to the body.
Philippe misses with an uppercut
enabling Chandler to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Philippe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philippe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chandler.
Chandler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Philippe is out of range.
Chandler swings widly with a right hand
and Philippe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chandler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chandler throws a lazy uppercut
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC2#Chandler is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Philippe ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Chandler clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe gave a mention to Pound Town INC in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: WVT 109: Machado v Torvik 2
Date: May 27, 2023

#R1#
Philippe lands a jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a predictable looking body shot
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux Jr. bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Philippe's head backwards.
A slow jab from Philippe misses its intended target.
Philippe takes a swing at Thibodeaux Jr.'s ribcage but misses.
Philippe misses with an uppercut
and Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws an off balance right hand #KD2#
and Philippe counters with a crisp one two that drops Thibodeaux Jr.! Philippe thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Thibodeaux Jr. to his feet! Thibodeaux Jr. is in big trouble!
Philippe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Philippe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a body punch but Philippe moves out of range.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philippe unleashes a big counter combination but Thibodeaux Jr. bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A jab from Philippe misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. just misses with a punch to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Thibodeaux Jr. bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Philippe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux Jr. manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a jab.
Philippe looks to land a left hand but Thibodeaux Jr. moved out of range nicely.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a sloppy body shot
and Thibodeaux Jr. takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Philippe throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux Jr. staying out of range there.
Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Philippe momentarily.
Philippe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thibodeaux Jr..#T2#
Thibodeaux Jr. throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings widly with a right hand
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a nice shot to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a jab to the head. #CUT#That has opened up Peguero Jean Philippe's cut even more.
Thibodeaux Jr. feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Philippes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a looping right.
Philippe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thibodeaux Jr..
Philippe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a kick to the body.
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Thibodeaux Jr. - just one landing.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T3#
Philippe misses with a right hand
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. walks into a jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a jab when Philippe was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Thibodeaux Jr. misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Philippe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a body punch
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Philippe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Philippe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Philippe scores with a decent looking hook.
Thibodeaux Jr. looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Philippe! But no joy.
Thibodeaux Jr. is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Philippe.
Thibodeaux Jr. bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Philippe's head backwards.#T4#
Philippe walks into a jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. cracks a nice hook into Philippe's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux Jr. uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Philippe has time to react.#CUT#The cut above Peguero Jean Philippe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a spinning back kick!
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a cross.
Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thibodeaux Jr. keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philippe.
Thibodeaux Jr. feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Philippe misses its intended target.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Thibodeaux Jr. misses.
A swing and a miss from Philippe.
Thibodeaux Jr. appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Thibodeaux Jr. on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Philippe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a right hand that misses
and Philippe counters with a good low kick that Thibodeaux Jr. was not able to check.
Philippe misses with a looping right.
Philippe missing with a left hand there. Thibodeaux Jr. was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Thibodeaux Jr..
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses the body punch
and Philippe counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux Jr. wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Thibodeaux Jr. misses.
Philippe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a predictable looking body shot
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a looping right hand.
Philippe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Philippe lands with a nice body punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Philippe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Philippe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux Jr. was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thibodeaux Jr. uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philippe.
Philippe lands a jab.
Philippe moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Thibodeaux Jr. finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Philippe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Philippe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux Jr. on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with an uppercut
and Philippe counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philippe misses the jab.
Philippe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thibodeaux Jr. throws out the jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Philippe.
A little jabbing left from Philippe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thibodeaux Jr. comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Philippe is looking to score with low kicks.
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Thibodeaux Jr. misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a nice right hand. #CUT#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux Jr. takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a jab.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a hook. Philippe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peguero Jean Philippe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
In his post fight interview, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: WVT 101: Corassa v Takahashi
Date: May 12, 2023

#R1##CL#
Maldonado moves into the clinch.
Maldonado swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Philippe manages to break the clinch.
Philippe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Philippe misses with a hook. Maldonado ducked under it nicely. #KD2#
Philippe drops Maldonado with a beautiful combination! Maldonado stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Philippe is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Maldonado is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philippe throws a lazy uppercut
letting Maldonado counter with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Philippe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Philippe misses with a jab to the body
and Maldonado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Philippe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maldonado.
Philippe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Maldonado.
Maldonado staying out of range there.
It looked like Maldonado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Philippe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maldonado.#T1#
Philippe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maldonado.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Philippe has knocked Maldonado down with a huge combo! Philippe steps away and waves a wobbly Maldonado back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Maldonado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Philippe drops Maldonado with a huge uppercut! Maldonado drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Philippe is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peguero Jean Philippe!
After the big win, Peguero Jean Philippe made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pound Town INC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: WVT 93: Mahogany v Ignatov
Date: Apr 21, 2023

#R1#
Philippe throws out a loose jab but The Bouncer uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like The Bouncer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Philippe checks a leg kick.
Philippe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Philippe needs to keep his hands up - The Bouncer had a free shot at his head there.#CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Philippe avoids the body shot from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philippe lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from The Bouncer finds it's way through Philippe's defenses.
The Bouncer misses with an uppercut.
Philippe throws a combination. The Bouncer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from The Bouncer misses.
It seemed like Philippe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Bouncer throws a jab when Philippe was well out of range.
Philippe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#KD2#
Philippe cracks The Bouncer with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Philippe has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning The Bouncer to stand back up!#ROC2#The Bouncer is rocked!
Philippe avoids the body shot from The Bouncer. #T1#
The Bouncer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Bouncer moves out of range of the strikes.
The Bouncer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Philippe! But no joy.
The Bouncer cracks Philippe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab by The Bouncer.
Philippe swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting The Bouncer counter with a right hand.
Benny The Bouncer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Philippe.
Philippe throws a jab when The Bouncer was well out of range.
The Bouncer connects with a nice looking jab.
Philippe moves away from the strike by The Bouncer.
A nice side step and Philippe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The Bouncer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CUT#That has opened up Peguero Jean Philippe's cut even more.
Philippe blocks a jab.
Philippe throws out a counter right but The Bouncer avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Bouncer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T2#
The Bouncer looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
The Bouncer swings for the body but Philippe moves out of range.
Philippe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The Bouncer misses the shot to the body.
Philippe throws a hook but The Bouncer avoids it easily.#KD#
The Bouncer lands a head kick that stumbles Philippe and the fighters go to the mat. #ROC#Philippe is rocked!#SU#
The Bouncer stands up and waves to Philippe to follow him.
The Bouncer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Philippe throws the left hand but The Bouncer avoids the punch easily.
The Bouncer is looking to counter punch.
The Bouncer throws a right hand that misses
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
The Bouncer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Bouncer throws a head kick that misses. #KD#
Oooh a lovely combination from The Bouncer sends Philippe down but not out. The Bouncer dives into side control looking to finish.
Philippe is still in real trouble! Can The Bouncer finish him?#CUT#The cut above Peguero Jean Philippe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Philippe prevents The Bouncer from improving position.
Philippe seems to have recovered his senses.#T3##SU#
The Bouncer decides to stand back up.
The Bouncer moves out of range of the strikes.
The Bouncer misses with a lunging right hand
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Bouncer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Philippe under the eye.
The Bouncer looks for the body kick but Philippe saw that one coming.
Philippe closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks The Bouncer out cold! The Bouncer corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Pound Town INC logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: WVT 86: Surianglek v Marko
Date: Mar 31, 2023

#R1#
Edwards scores with a punch to the head.#CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Edwards feints and then cracks Philippe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Philippe down.
Philippe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edwards feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Philippe connects with a leg kick.
Edwards looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Philippe looks to land a left hand but Edwards moved out of range nicely.
Philippe misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Edwards is predictable there
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philippe with a nice calf kick.
Edwards has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Casa Steel in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the liver by Edwards. Beautiful body shot.
Edwards fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Philippe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Philippe fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philippe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Edwards feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Philippes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Philippe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Edwards.#T1#
Philippe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edwards misses with a kick to the body
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Philippe throws a lazy right hand but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Edwards bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Edwards looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
Edwards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Philippe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Edwards counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've been informed that Philippe has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Philippe misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Philippe misses
and Edwards counters with a nice uppercut.
Philippe lands with a straight right. Edwards didn't see that one coming.
Edwards cracks Philippe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philippe swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T2#
Edwards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Philippe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Edwards counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Philippe gets cracked there but stands up to it. #ROC#Philippe is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Peguero Jean Philippe's cut even more.
Edwards misses with an uppercut. Philippe saw that one coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Philippe scores with a four punch combination!
Edwards connects with a body shot that sends Philippe's belly button to the back.
Philippe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Edwards under the eye.
A jab from Philippe misses.
Edwards throws the kick towards the body but Philippe avoids it.
Edwards slips a jab from Philippe.
Philippe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Edwards staying out of range there.#T3#
A shot to the liver by Edwards. Beautiful body shot.
Philippe blocks the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Edwards.
Nice body punch from Edwards.
Edwards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Philippe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philippe misses with a hook.
Philippe looks to throw the jab but Edwards is out of range.
Look low, kick high! Edwards uses the oldest trick in the book to send Philippe tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Edwards is absolutely delighted - when Philippe wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ife Edwards!
Ife Edwards looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I heard his skull fracture- hope he’s ok.'.

Event: WVT 81: Sector v Edwards
Date: Mar 17, 2023

#R1#
Philippe tries to move into range but Ignatov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Philippe misses with a wild body shot.
Ignatov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Philippe throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignatov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philippe.
Ignatov looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
Philippe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ignatov.
Ignatov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL#
Ignatov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ignatov scores with a hook to the body.
Philippe throws a punch but it's blocked by Ignatov.
Philippe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatov's elbow.
Ignatov cracks Philippe with a nice body shot.
Ignatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ignatov throws a head punch that misses.
Ignatov lands a hook that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Ignatov misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Philippe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatov. #T1#
Still in the clinch, Ignatov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ignatov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Philippe. #BC2#
Philippe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Ignatov has closed the distance and engaged Philippe in a clinch.
Ignatov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Philippe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Philippe prevents a body shot from Ignatov.
Ignatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Philippe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ignatov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Philippe. #BC2#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Philippe, as that shot connected.
Philippe throws out a loose jab but Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignatov ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.#T2#
Philippe throws a shot from downtown. Ignatov moves away and avoids it.
Philippe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ignatov counters with a straight right hand.
Ignatov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Philippe takes a step back to recover.
Ignatov misses with a body kick.
A big left from Philippe misses. #KD#
Ignatov lands a left and a right that send Philippe crashing to the mat, dazed. Ignatov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CL#
Ignatov darts in and clinches Philippe up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ignatov. #CUT#That has opened up Peguero Jean Philippe's cut even more.
Ignatov lands with a right to the head. #ROC#Philippe is rocked!
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ignatov.
Philippe is still on wobbly legs! Can Ignatov finish him?#BC2#
Philippe breaks from the clinch.
Philippe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ignatov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Philippe seems to have recovered his senses.#CL#
Ignatov has managed to clinch. #T3#
Ignatov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Philippes head.
Ignatov can't find room to land a body shot as Philippe controls the action.
Ignatov blocking some punches.
Ignatov blocks an uppercut.
Ignatov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Philippe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ignatov blocks a body shot from Philippe.
Ignatov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Ignatov.
Philippe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ignatov backwards.
Ignatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatov tries to throw a body punch but Philippe avoids it by throwing Ignatov back against the cage.
Ignatov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ignatov scores with a shot to the side of Philippe's head. #BC2#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Philippe misses with a lunging right hand
and Ignatov counters with a huge left! Philippe is in big trouble! He's backing up but Ignatov isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Philippe from any more damage. A dominating finish by Ignatov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yevgeny Ignatov!
Yevgeny Ignatov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WVT 75: Tchusuk v Knox
Date: Feb 25, 2023

#R1#
Custer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses
and Custer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Custer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Custer throws a low kick but Philippe avoids it.
Philippe misses with a right hand
and Custer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Philippe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Philippe throws a series of punches but Custer moves out of range.
We've been told by Custer's head coaches at KFA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Philippe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Custer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Custer loads up on a big right hand but Philippe slips the punch.
A shot to the liver by Philippe. Beautiful body shot.
Philippe misses with a hook
and Custer counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philippe lands with a cross. #T1#
Philippe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Philippe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Custer.
An attempted straight right counter from Custer misses the target.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philippe looks to score with a jab to the body but Custer is just out of range.
Philippe misses with a wild combination.
Philippe misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Custer to counter with a crisp jab.
Philippe misses with a kick to the body.
Custer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Custer connects with a solid leg kick.
Philippe closes the distance but Custer moves to the side
and Custer counters with a nice leg kick. #T2#
Philippe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It appears Custer was looking to counter with a kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Philippe. Custer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philippe gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CUT#That has opened up Peguero Jean Philippe's cut even more.
Custer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philippe misses with a looping right.
Philippe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Custer on the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Custer.
Custer moves away from the strike by Philippe.
Custer throws a quick counter kick to the body but Philippe avoids it.
Custer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T3#
Custer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Custer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Custer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Philippe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Custer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Decent striking displayed by Custer there.
Custer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Custer defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand.
Philippe throws a body punch but Custer moves out of range.
Custer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Philippe.
Jab by Philippe.
Philippe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Philippe misses with an uppercut
and Custer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Philippe throws a lazy right hand but Custer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Custer coming out on top.#CUT#The cut above Peguero Jean Philippe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Custer misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Philippe misses.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
Philippe lands with a right hand.
Philippe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Philippe dodges the punch combination from Custer.
Philippe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peguero Jean Philippe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Philippe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Custer tried to counter with a leg kick but Philippe avoided it.
Custer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Custer slips under a jab from Philippe.
Philippe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Philippe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Custer throws a low kick but Philippe avoids it.
Philippe misses with a hook
and Custer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Philippe throws a hook but Custer avoids it easily.
Philippe misses with a lunging right hand
and Custer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Philippe's knee momentarily.
Jesse Custer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Custer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Custer throws a solid leg kick but Philippe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Custer.
Custer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Philippe moves out of range of the leg kick from Custer.
Philippe lands a nice looking body shot.
Philippe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Custer counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Custer.
Philippe looks to score with a jab to the body but Custer is just out of range.
Philippe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses
and Custer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Custer is looking to slow Philippe down with leg kicks.
Philippe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Philippe lands a nice shot that snaps Custer's head back.
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Philippe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Custer.
Philippe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Custer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Philippe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Custer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Custer tests Philippe's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Custer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philippe swings for the body but Custer moves out of range.
Custer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Philippe just manages to avoid it.#T3#
Philippe throws a jab when Custer was well out of range.
Philippe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Custer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A clash of legs there as Philippe blocks the low kick.
Philippe defending well as Custer loads up on a big left hand.
Philippe throws out a counter right but Custer avoids it with no problem.
Philippe throws a lazy right hand but Custer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Custer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T4#
Philippe throws an ugly left hook that misses #KD#
and Custer counters with a nice right hand that sends Philippe toppling to the canvas! Philippe scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Custer finish him?!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peguero Jean Philippe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jesse Custer!
After winning the bout, Jesse Custer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: WVT 68: Edwards v Ignatov
Date: Feb 03, 2023

#R1#
Philippe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mongrel.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Mongrel's head but Mongrel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mongrel moves away from the strike by Philippe.
Mongrel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Philippe throws an off balance right hand
and Mongrel counters with a body kick.
Philippe misses with a looping left.
Philippe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mongrel on the side of the head.
Mongrel throws a combination that misses
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Philippe does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mongrel moves out of range of the strikes.
Philippe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Philippe misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Mongrel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick by Mongrel misses
and Mongrel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mongrel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Mongrel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Philippe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Philippe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mongrel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mongrel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT#It looks like John Mongrel has been cut.
Philippe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Philippe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mongrel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mongrel has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Philippe lands a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Philippe misses the target.
Mongrel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Philippe tests Mongrel's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
Mongrel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philippe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#ROC#Mongrel is rocked!
Mongrel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mongrel is still on wobbly legs! Can Philippe finish him?
Philippe misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Mongrel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mongrel seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice uppercut lands for Philippe. That snapped Mongrel's head back.
Mongrel tries a head kick but it misses.
Philippe misses the body punch
and Mongrel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Philippe lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Philippe. Mongrel does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
Philippe misses with an uppercut. Mongrel saw that one coming.
Philippe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philippe lands with a straight right. Mongrel didn't see that one coming.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Mongrel's head but Mongrel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philippe misses with a right hand #KD2#
and Mongrel counters with a crisp one two that drops Philippe! Mongrel thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Philippe to his feet! Philippe is in big trouble!
A looping hook to the body misses from Philippe. Mongrel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philippe misses with a right hand
and Mongrel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
A jab from Philippe does it's job there.
Philippe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mongrel. #T4#
Philippe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mongrel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Philippe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mongrel blocks a head kick by Philippe.
Mongrel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mongrel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mongrel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mongrel slips a straight right by Philippe.
Philippe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mongrel counters with a left to the body.
Mongrel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Philippe misses the body punch
and Mongrel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Philippe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mongrel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philippe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peguero Jean Philippe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Mongrel misses with a body shot
and Philippe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Philippe thows a body kick. Mongrel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Philippe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mongrel has time to react.
Mongrel lunges at Philippe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Philippe's hand.
Mongrel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Philippe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mongrel can do to turn this around?
Philippe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mongrel.
Mongrel throws a body punch but Philippe moves out of range.
Philippe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mongrel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Philippe looks to land a right hand but Mongrel moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Mongrel misses.
Mongrel slips under a jab.
It seemed like Mongrel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Philippe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Philippe throws a lazy uppercut
and Mongrel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Philippe jabs Mongrel right on the nose. Mongrel blinks but takes it well.
Philippe lands with a good body shot.
Mongrel slips a straight right by Philippe.
Philippe tests Mongrel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mongrel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is getting worse.#T2#
Philippe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mongrel.
Mongrel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mongrel slips a jab from Philippe.
Philippe looks to throw the jab but Mongrel is out of range.
And Mongrel responds with a good body kick, but Philippe manages to step out the way in time.
Philippe lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philippe throws a right hand that misses
and Mongrel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Philippe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mongrel.
Mongrel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Philippe throws out a powerful jab.#CUT#That has opened up John Mongrel's cut even more.#T3#
Mongrel staying out of range there.
Mongrel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Mongrel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Philippe has got the better of the exchanges.
Mongrel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Philippe.
Mongrel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Mongrel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donk. Philippe catches Mongrel right on the button with a cross.
Philippe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mongrel's head backwards.
Mongrel misses with a lunging right hand
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mongrel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mongrel looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T4#
Philippe tests Mongrel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Philippe scores with a hook to the body. Mongrel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Philippe connects with a crisp jab.
Whack! Philippe lands a heavy head kick that drops Mongrel. The ref tackles Philippe to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Mongrel was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe very nearly forgot to thank Pound Town INC amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: WVT 62: Smith v Sharma
Date: Jan 13, 2023

#R1#
Carlos connects with a jab.
Philippe lands with a right hand.
Carlos throws the kick towards the body but Philippe avoids it.
Carlos misses with a kick to the body.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Philippe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Carlos with a body shot.
Carlos misses with an uppercut.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Carlos misses with a hook.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philippe was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos.
Carlos misses with a hook to the body
and Philippe counters with a left to the body.
Jab, jab by Carlos - just one landing.
Philippe swings widly with a right hand
and Philippe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Philippe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carlos's head backwards.
Carlos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Philippe scores with a punch to the head.
Carlos walks into a jab.#ROC2#Carlos is rocked!
Carlos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Philippe pinned against the cage. Philippe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T1#
Philippe throws a looping overhand right but Carlos ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Carlos.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carlos.
Philippe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Philippe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oh Carlos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peguero Jean Philippe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Philippe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carlos switches off momentarily and Philippe cracks him with a monster right hand! Carlos topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Philippe dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Philippe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Pound Town INC for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: WVT 57: Peterson v Mogg
Date: Dec 25, 2022

#R1#
Sharma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sharma has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sharma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sharma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Philippe at a distance.
Philippe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharma.
Sharma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sharma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sharma jabs Philippe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Philippe is breathing heavily.
Sharma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharma cracks Philippe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CUT2#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Sharma is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Philippe rather than just go for the knockout.
Philippe throws a sloppy head kick and Sharma moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Sharma has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharma.
Philippe blocks a body shot from Sharma.
Philippe misses with the head strike.
Sharma lands a left hand.
Sharma working aggressively here. #T1#
Philippe swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Philippe takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe.
Sharma scores with a shot to the side of Philippe's head.
A head punch on the inside from Philippe fails to land.
Philippe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sharma struggles to land a body shot inside as Philippe controls his hands.
Sharma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sharma tries to work over Philippe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sharma blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Philippe fails to land.
Sharma lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Sharma as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sharma.
Sharma lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharma misses with a punch on the inside.
Sharma misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Sharma.
Sharma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
Philippe being controlled against the cage.
Philippe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sharma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sharma will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Philippe up against the cage.
Philippe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sharma dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sharma - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sharma lands with a left to the head.
Sharma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philippe's elbow.
Philippe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Philippe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sharma backwards.
Sharma effectively controlling the action here.
Sharma has a couple of punches blocked by Philippe. #T3#
Philippe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Philippe scores with a shot to the side of Sharma's head.
Philippe is trying to push Sharma away but Sharma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sharma cracks Philippe on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Philippe falls backwards against the cage. Sharma follows up with more strikes that drop Philippe to his knees. Sharma keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Philippe! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rohith Sharma!
Rohith Sharma managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.

Event: WVT 50: Meat Boy v Narushima
Date: Dec 01, 2022

#R1#
Hearn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hearn misses with a hook
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hearn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Philippe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Philippe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Philippe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hearn connects with a body shot.
Hearn thumps Philippe with a low kick.
Philippe fails to land with a series of punches.
Philippe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hearn can pounce on him.
Hearn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philippe manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn works Philippe's body with a nice hook.
Hearn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Philippe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Philippe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearn manages to avoid it.#T1#
Philippe connects with a single shot there.
Hearn throws a jab when Philippe was well out of range.
Philippe misses with a wild body shot.
Hearn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Philippe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Philippe throws a body shot but no joy.
Hearn takes one to the side of the head.
Philippe misses with a lunging right hand
and Hearn counters with a thumping low kick.
Philippe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses
and Hearn counters with a good low kick that Philippe was not able to check.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philippe misses with a lunging right hand
and Hearn counters with a left and a right that stings Philippe.
Hearn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Philippe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearn just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Philippe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Hearn misses.
Hearn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hearn takes one to the side of the head.
Hearn is looking to wear down Philippe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Philippe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hearn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hearn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philippe.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hearn.
Philippe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Hearn misses the target.
Philippe takes a swing at Hearn's ribcage but misses.
Hearn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hearn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philippe.
Philippe throws a combination that misses
and Hearn counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Hearn throws a lazy uppercut
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Philippe throws out a loose jab but Hearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hearn stalks Philippe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Philippe's face. Philippe staggers backwards, shaken.
Philippe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hearn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Philippe. Philippe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A shot to the body from Hearn misses
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hearn scores with the left hand. Philippe knows he should have avoided that one.
Hearn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hearn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hearn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hearn's corner calls for a 1-2. Hearn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philippe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hearn moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Hearn misses its target.#T4#
Philippe checks a leg kick.
Philippe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hearn counters with an outside leg kick.
Philippe misses with a hook
and Hearn counters with an outside leg kick.
Hearn wants to land a leg kick but Philippe is out of range.
Hearn misses with an uppercut. Philippe saw that one coming.
Hearn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Philippe.
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Hearn.
Philippe connects with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Philippe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Hearn will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Hearn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Philippe doesn't seem bothered though.
Philippe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT2#It looks like Thomas Hearn has been cut.
Philippe throws an overhand right that lands on Hearn's shoulder, as Hearn tries to avoid the shot.
Hearn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Philippe avoids the body shot from Hearn.
Hearn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hearn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hearn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philippe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe swings widly with a right hand
and Hearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Philippe misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Hearn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Philippe works Hearn's body with a nice hook.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hearn throws a leg kick which misses Philippe's front leg but catches the back leg as Philippe tries to avoid it. #T1#
Philippe looks to throw the jab but Hearn is out of range.
Hearn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Philippe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Philippe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hearn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Philippe looks to land a right hand but Hearn moved out of range.
Hearn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philippe.
Hearn walks into a jab.
Hearn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hearn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philippe.
Philippe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hearn throws a quick counter kick to the body but Philippe avoids it.#T2#
Philippe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hearn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Philippe.
Philippe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hearn moves out of range as Philippe strikes.
Hearn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hearn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Philippe finds it's way round the side to connect with Hearn's head.
Hearn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Philippe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hearn with a body shot.
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Hearn.
Hearn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hearn is looking to counter punch.
Hearn lands a jab.
Philippe throws an overhand right that lands on Hearn's shoulder, as Hearn tries to avoid the shot. #T3#
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Hearn.
It looked like Hearn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Philippe.
Crunch! Hearn slams his shin into Philippe's torso.
Hearn connects with a body shot that sends Philippe's belly button to the back.
Philippe misses with a straight left.
Philippe misses with a left hand
and Hearn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Philippe throws a looping overhand right but Hearn ducks down to avoid it.
Hearn blocks a jab.
Hearn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Philippe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Philippe slips under a jab from Hearn.
Hearn misses with a jab, cross combination. #T4#
Hearn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Philippe throws a hook but Hearn avoids it easily.
Hearn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Philippe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Hearn.
Philippe scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philippe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Philippe throws a right hand that misses
and Hearn counters with a nice kick to the body.
Philippe lands a right hook to the body.
Hearn dips to his left and cracks Philippe with an uppercut!
Philippe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Philippe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Peguero Jean Philippe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Thomas Hearn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
A slow jab from Philippe misses its intended target.
Hearn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Philippe misses with a hook
and Hearn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hearn thuds a left hand into Philippe's body.
Philippe connects with a body shot.
Philippe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hearn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philippe.
Philippe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hearn.
Philippe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn cracks Philippe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Hearn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hearn lands a leg kick that knocks Philippe off balance momentarily.#T1#
Philippe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Hearn.
Hearn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hearn looks to land a left hand but Philippe moved out of range nicely.
Philippe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses
and Hearn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Philippe slips a jab from Hearn.
Philippe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Philippe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Philippe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Philippe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Philippe just misses with a punch to the body.
Hearn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hearn walks into a stiff left hand from Philippe.#T2#
Philippe misses with a hook to the body
and Hearn counters with a straight right hand.
Philippe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hearn defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand.
Hearn cracks Philippe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Hearn.
Good work by Philippe as he checks the leg kick.
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses
and Hearn counters with a low kick, right behind Philippe 's knee.
Philippe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Philippe misses with a hook
enabling Hearn to counter with a crisp jab.
Hearn connects with a right hand. Philippe shakes it off.
Philippe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T3#
Hearn lands a jab.
Philippe misses with an uppercut
and Hearn counters with a good low kick that Philippe was not able to check.
Hearn misses with a body shot.
Philippe misses the shot to the body.
Philippe misses with a hook
and Hearn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Philippe misses with a straight left.
Hearn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Philippe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Philippe throws an off balance right hand
and Hearn counters with a straight right hand.
Hearn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Philippe throws a body shot but no joy.
Philippe throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T4#
Hearn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philippe manages to avoid it.
Hearn blocks a jab.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
Philippe throws a lazy right hand but Hearn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hearn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Philippe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hearn.
Philippe misses with a straight right.
Hearn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Philippe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hearn.
Hearn takes a swing at Philippe's ribcage but misses.
Philippe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearn takes a swing at Philippe's ribcage but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Hearn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hearn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Pound Town INC logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: WVT 43: Ihantala v Meat Boy
Date: Nov 04, 2022

#R1#
Philippe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chan.
Chan misses with a lunging right hand
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chan looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
It seemed like Philippe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the body from Chan misses
and Chan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Philippe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Chan with a nice cross.
Philippe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Philippe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Philippe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chan.
Chan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Chan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Philippe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chan throws a body punch but Philippe moves out of range.
Chan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philippe.
Philippe throws a big shot that misses.
Chan misses with a lunging right hand
and Philippe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Philippe takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T1#
Philippe blocks a jab.
Chan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Chan misses.
Nice uppercut there from Philippe.
Chan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Philippe moves away from the strike by Chan.
Philippe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.
Charlie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philippe.
Chan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Philippe ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Philippe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Philippe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Philippe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chan misses with an uppercut. Philippe saw that one coming.
Chan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chan misses with a straight left.
Philippe slips a jab from Chan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Chan misses with a two punch combination.
Philippe tries to land a front kick but Chan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice straight punches there by Philippe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Philippe.
Chan scores with a punch to the head.
Chan misses with a double jab.
Philippe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chan under the eye.
Chan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chan misses with a lunging right hand
and Philippe counters with a nice body shot.
Philippe takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Chan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Philippe throws a lazy right hand but Chan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL#
Chan instigates a clinch.
Chan tries to pull guard but Philippe holds him up against the cage and eventually Chan drops back down to his feet.
Philippe lands with a right to the head.
Chan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Philippe walks away with a smile on his face. Chan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Philippe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Philippe throws a nice looking combination but Chan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Chan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Philippe lands a body shot. #T3#
A jab from Chan misses.
Chan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Philippe misses with a wild combination.
Philippe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chan was well out of range. Poor timing from Philippe.
Philippe looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
Chan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Philippe's head backwards.
Philippe moves forwards but Chan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Philippe is fending him off so far but Chan persists. Nope, Philippe circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chan scores with a nice right hand.
Chan catches Philippe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Philippe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chan finds it's way round the side to connect with Philippe's head.
Chan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Philippe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chan's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philippe throws a hook but Chan avoids it easily.
Chan throws a poor cross that misses
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
Chan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Chan misses its intended target.
Chan throws a jab but it's blocked by Philippe. #T4#
Chan misses with a body shot
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
Philippe takes a swing at Chan's ribcage but misses.
Chan throws a big shot that misses.
Chan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philippe.
Philippe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Philippe defending well as Chan loads up on a big left hand.
Philippe dodges the punch combination from Chan.
Chan misses with a straight right.
Philippe throws out a counter right but Chan avoids it with no problem.
Philippe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Philippe has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Peguero Jean Philippe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Philippe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan throws a body punch but Philippe moves out of range.
Philippe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Philippe throws the left hand but Chan avoids the punch easily.
Philippe blocks a jab.
Philippe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peguero Jean Philippe will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Chan throws a shot from downtown. Philippe moves away and avoids it.
Chan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Philippe throws a shot to the body.
Chan throws a big shot that misses.
Philippe tries to bum rush Chan with a series of wild strikes but Chan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chan lands a head shot.
Philippe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Philippe.
Philippe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Philippe looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
Philippe throws a right hand that Chan ducks under and follows up with a left that Chan also avoids with ease.
Chan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chan throws a lazy right hand but Philippe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philippe was well out of range. Poor timing from Chan.
Jab from Chan.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Philippe throws a nice looking combination but Chan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Philippe slips a straight right by Chan.
A slow jab from Chan misses its intended target. #T1#
Philippe needs to keep his hands up - Chan had a free shot at his head there.
A left lands for Chan.
Chan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab from Chan finds it's way through Philippe's defenses.
Chan stuns Philippe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Philippe cracks Chan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot by Chan.
Chan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Philippe.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chan lands a lovely overhand right.
Chan tries to move into range but Philippe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Philippe scores with a punch to the head.
Philippe misses with a jab, cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chan.
A swing and a miss from Chan.
Philippe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Philippe.#T2#
Philippe connects with a single shot there.
Chan throws a hook but Philippe avoids it easily.
Philippe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philippe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Philippe sprawls well. Philippe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chan gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Philippe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Philippe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Philippe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Philippe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chan doesn't seem bothered though.
Chan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Philippe throws a hook but Chan avoids it easily.
Chan blocks a jab.
Chan looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.#T3#
Chan cracks Philippe with a good jab.
Philippe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Philippe scores with the left hand. Chan knows he should have avoided that one.
Philippe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chan.
Chan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Philippe to score with a decent uppercut.
Chan thuds his right hand into Philippe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Philippe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Philippe blocks a jab.
Chan sets himself, and Philippe steps forward looking for the clinch! Chan avoids it this time.
Philippe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chan.
Chan throws a shot from downtown. Philippe moves away and avoids it.
Chan misses with a wild body shot.
Philippe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Philippe. Chan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chan lands a glancing blow to the side of Philippe's head.
Philippe missing with a left hand there. Chan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice straight punches there by Philippe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Philippe.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Philippe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T4#
Chan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Philippe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Philippe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chan.
A little jabbing left from Philippe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Philippe! But no joy.
Chan throws a body shot but no joy.
Chan throws a body punch but Philippe moves out of range.
A jab from Chan misses.
Philippe scores with a shot to the body.
Philippe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Philippe lands a jab.
Chan throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Philippe.
Chan throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Philippe ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Philippe lands with a straight right. Chan didn't see that one coming.
Chan wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Peguero Jean Philippe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Chan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Philippe.
Chan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Chan throws a body punch but Philippe moves out of range.
Chan moves away from the strike by Philippe.
Chan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Philippe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Philippe throws a good cross that connects.
Chan moves out of range as Philippe strikes.
Chan throws a series of strikes that have Philippe backpedaling.
Chan tries to clinch but Philippe moves away
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philippe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chan throws a shot from downtown. Philippe moves away and avoids it.
Philippe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chan loads up on a big right hand but Philippe slips the punch.
Chan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Philippe. Philippe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T1#
Chan lands with an uppercut that bounces Philippe off the cage and back into range.
Chan misses the shot to the body.
Chan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Philippe.
Philippe lands with a shot to the body.
Chan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CL#
Chan clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Philippe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Philippe misses with a looping right.
Philippe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Philippe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Philippe misses with a body shot.
Chan misses with a looping right.
Philippe thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
Philippe throws a looping overhand right but Chan ducks down to avoid it.
Philippe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Philippe as he avoids it easily.
Chan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philippe.
Chan throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Chan catches Philippe right on the button with a cross.
Chan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Philippe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Philippe throws out a powerful jab.
Philippe looks to land a right hand but Chan moved out of range.
Chan tries to move into range but Philippe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chan avoids the body shot from Philippe.
Philippe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Philippe slips a straight right by Chan.
Chan slips under a jab.
Chan shoots in for a takedown but Philippe shows good takedown defense.
It seemed like Philippe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Philippe slips a jab from Chan.
Philippe looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
Chan throws a looping overhand right but Philippe ducks down to avoid it.
Chan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peguero Jean Philippe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Philippe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Chan backs off Philippe throws a huge counter combo but Chan manages to avoid it all.
Chan throws out a loose jab but Philippe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Philippe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Philippe keeps the fight on the outside.
Philippe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chan misses with a right hand
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
Chan throws a right and a left that Philippe avoids nicely.
Philippe throws a counter combo.
Philippe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Philippe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chan walks into a left hand.
A big right from Chan misses.
Philippe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T4#
Philippe scores with the left hand. Chan knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Chan.
Philippe lands a really nice looking cross but Chan seems unphased.
Chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Philippe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Philippe moves away from the strike by Chan.
Chan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Philippe moves away.
Philippe moves out of range as Chan strikes.
Philippe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chan. Philippe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philippe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chan looks to throw the jab but Philippe is out of range.
Charlie Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Philippe moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Philippe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Chan misses with an uppercut. Philippe saw that one coming.
Chan defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand.
Chan shoots for a takedown but Philippe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peguero Jean Philippe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Philippe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Peguero Jean Philippe!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Peguero Jean Philippe made sure he mentioned Pound Town INC, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: WVT 37: Melondov v Hawthorne
Date: Oct 07, 2022

#R1#
Philippe throws a combination that misses
and Wilson counters with a nice body kick.
Wilson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Wilson.
Philippe throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#CL#
Wilson clinches up with Philippe and pushes him back against the cage.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Philippe is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe. #BC2#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Wilson moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Wilson.
Philippe throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Philippe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Philippe tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Philippe back against the cage.
Philippe misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Philippe avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
Wilson lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Philippe.
Philippe misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Philippe lands a nice uppercut.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Philippe avoids the damage to the body.
Philippe can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
Philippe working aggressively here. #BC2#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson throws a front kick that sends Philippe stumbling back into the cage.
Philippe looks winded!
A shot to the liver by Wilson. Beautiful body shot.
Philippe connects with a right hand. Wilson shakes it off.
Philippe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wilson on the side of the head.
Wilson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CL2#
Philippe drives through and clinches with Wilson against the cage.
Philippe can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
Wilson lands a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Philippe misses with the head strike.
Wilson blocking some punches. #T2#
Wilson scores with a shot to the side of Philippe's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson lands a body punch.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wilson scores with a shot to the side of Philippe's head.
Philippe misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilson tries to work over Philippe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Philippe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Philippe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Philippe prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson tries to work over Philippe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson pushes Philippe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Wilson works on Philippe's body with a couple of short punches.
Philippe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Philippe can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Wilson lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilson.
Philippe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Philippe prevents a body shot from Wilson. #BC2#
Philippe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Philippe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Philippe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wilson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson wants to clinch
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Philippe misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Wilson throws a leg kick
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Wilson has closed the distance and engaged Philippe in a clinch.
Philippe misses with the head strike.
Wilson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wilson misses with some punches.
Philippe tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Philippe working aggressively here.
Wilson cracks Philippe with a nice body shot.
Wilson lands a hook that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Philippe throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Philippe struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Philippe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Blade Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
A big right from Philippe misses.
Wilson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#CL#
Wilson clinches.
Wilson is working Philippe over against the cage.
Philippe working aggressively here.
Philippe working aggressively here.
A short right from Wilson.
Wilson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Good body shot from Wilson.
Wilson lands with a right to the head.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Philippe blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wilson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Philippe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Philippe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
Blade Wilson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Philippe is breathing heavily.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilson lands with a right to the head.
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T1#
Philippe is trying to break free.
Wilson scores with a shoulder strike.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Philippe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson tries a body shot but Philippe blocks it.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Philippe misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Philippe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Philippe avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Wilson lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Philippe.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Philippe has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson digs a right hand into Philippe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Philippe's gas tank.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Philippe blocks a body shot from Wilson. #T2#
Wilson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilson blocking some punches.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
Philippe tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilson pushes Philippe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Philippe takes a shot to the head.
Wilson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
Philippe is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Wilson scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Wilson - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
A hook to the body from Wilson.
Wilson lands a body punch.
Wilson lands a shot to the body.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Philippe can do to turn this around?#T3#
Wilson lands an uppercut.#ROC#Philippe is rocked!
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Philippe is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilson finish him?
Wilson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilson lands a body shot.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Philippe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Philippe.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
A right hand to the body from Wilson.
A short right from Wilson on the inside.
Wilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Philippe! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Wilson is unloading with more strikes now! Philippe drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blade Wilson!
Blade Wilson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WVT 32: Maestre v Brand
Date: Sep 11, 2022

#R1#
Svyatogor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Philippe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Svyatogor has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Philippe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor lands a glancing blow to the side of Philippe's head.
Philippe cracks Svyatogor with an open hand slap.
Svyatogor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Svyatogor misses the shot to the body.
Svyatogor throws a poor cross that misses
and Philippe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Svyatogor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Philippe throws out a counter right but Svyatogor avoids it with no problem.
Svyatogor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svyatogor lands with an uppercut that bounces Philippe off the cage and back into range.#CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philippe looks to land a left hand but Svyatogor moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Svyatogor misses the target.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svyatogor scores with a body shot. #T1#
Svyatogor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philippe manages to avoid it.
Philippe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Philippe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Svyatogor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Philippe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svyatogor.
Philippe swings for the body but Svyatogor moves out of range.
Philippe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor lands an overhand right.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Svyatogor's head but Svyatogor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Svyatogor moves out of range as Philippe strikes.
Philippe misses with a right hand
enabling Svyatogor to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
A big left from Philippe misses.
Svyatogor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philippe.
An attempted straight right counter from Svyatogor misses the target.
Philippe misses with a straight right.
Svyatogor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Svyatogor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Philippe - just one landing.
Svyatogor staying out of range there.
Philippe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Philippe swings for the body but Svyatogor moves out of range.
Svyatogor is looking to counter punch.
Svyatogor throws the left hand but Philippe avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svyatogor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svyatogor throws a lazy uppercut
and Philippe counters with a low kick, right behind Svyatogor 's knee.
Philippe misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Svyatogor misses with a looping right.
Philippe ducks under a wild hook from Svyatogor.
Philippe walks into a left hand.
Philippe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Philippe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Svyatogor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Svyatogor throws out a loose jab but Philippe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Philippe - just one landing.
Svyatogor drops his hands momentarily and Philippe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Svyatogor throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philippe misses with a straight right. #T4#
Svyatogor slips under a jab.
Svyatogor misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svyatogor staying out of range there.
Philippe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Svyatogor had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jab, jab by Philippe - just one landing.
Svyatogor scores with a one two! Philippe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Svyatogor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philippe throws a hook but Svyatogor avoids it easily.
A cross from Philippe lands.
Philippe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#ROC2#Svyatogor is rocked!
Philippe throws a lazy uppercut
and Svyatogor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Svyatogor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Svyatogor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Philippe.
Svyatogor seems to have got his legs back now.
Philippe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peguero Jean Philippe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
That's time! Svyatogor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
A jab from Svyatogor misses.
Philippe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Svyatogor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Philippe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Svyatogor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Svyatogor throws a hook but Philippe avoids it easily.
Philippe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Svyatogor in his tracks.
Philippe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Svyatogor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Philippe throws a leg kick which misses Svyatogor's front leg but catches the back leg as Svyatogor tries to avoid it.
Philippe looks to throw the jab but Svyatogor is out of range.
Svyatogor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe throws a hook but Svyatogor avoids it easily.
Svyatogor is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Philippe misses.
Philippe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Svyatogor might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.#T1#
Philippe throws the left hand but Svyatogor avoids the punch easily.
Svyatogor looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
Philippe moves away from the strike by Svyatogor.
Philippe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svyatogor.
Philippe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Svyatogor throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svyatogor. Philippe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philippe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svyatogor.
It looked like Svyatogor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Philippe throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Svyatogor to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#That has opened up Peguero Jean Philippe's cut even more.
Philippe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Svyatogor moves out of range as Philippe strikes.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Svyatogor's head but Svyatogor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Nice jab there from Svyatogor.
Svyatogor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Philippe throws a body kick that misses.
Philippe blocks a leg kick.
Svyatogor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svyatogor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Philippe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svyatogor looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Philippe moves out of range of the strikes.
Svyatogor ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
Svyatogor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Philippe's head backwards.#CUT#The cut above Peguero Jean Philippe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Philippe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svyatogor.#T3#
Philippe throws a lazy right hand but Svyatogor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philippe jabs at Svyatogor's body.
Philippe with a hook.
Svyatogor misses with a wild body shot.
Philippe throws a body punch but Svyatogor moves out of range.
Svyatogor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philippe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Svyatogor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Philippe is out of range.
Svyatogor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Philippe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T4#
Philippe connects with a body shot that sends Svyatogor's belly button to the back.
Philippe moves away from the strike by Svyatogor.
Philippe moves away from the strike by Svyatogor.
Svyatogor staying out of range there.
Svyatogor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Philippe connects with a nice looking jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Philippe cracks Svyatogor with a good jab.
Philippe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Svyatogor counters with a straight right hand.
Philippe misses with a combination
and Svyatogor counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Svyatogor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Philippe in his tracks.
Svyatogor thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Peguero Jean Philippe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
That's time! Svyatogor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Philippe tries to bum rush Svyatogor with a series of wild strikes but Svyatogor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Svyatogor misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Philippe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Svyatogor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Svyatogor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Philippe's head.
Svyatogor punishes Philippe's body with a nice straight punch.
Philippe throws a looping overhand right but Svyatogor ducks down to avoid it.
Philippe slips a jab from Svyatogor.
Philippe shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Philippe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Svyatogor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
Philippe tries to score with a low kick but Svyatogor moves his leg out of the way.
Dimitri Svyatogor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Svyatogor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philippe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Philippe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#Philippe is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peguero Jean Philippe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dimitri Svyatogor!
Dimitri Svyatogor gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: WVT 29: McWrestler v Kanaani 2
Date: Aug 28, 2022

#R1##CL#
Bokhchuud drives through and clinches with Philippe against the cage.
Philippe lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Philippe fails to land.
Bokhchuud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Philippe tries a body shot but Bokhchuud blocks it.
A short left from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bokhchuud misses with a knee strike.
Philippe tries a body shot but Bokhchuud blocks it.
Philippe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bokhchuud throws a knee to the head but misses.
Philippe blocking some punches.
Bokhchuud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Philippe is defending well for now.
Philippe dodges an elbow strike from Bokhchuud.
Philippe blocks the elbow strike.
Philippe misses with a punch on the inside.
Bokhchuud blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Philippe misses with a looping left.
Bokhchuud wants to clinch but Philippe slips to the side
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Khuchtei Bokhchuud has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Bokhchuud instigates a clinch.
Bokhchuud misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Bokhchuud tries a knee to the head but Philippe blocks it.
Philippe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bokhchuud's elbow.
Philippe misses with a body punch.
Bokhchuud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Philippe dodges an elbow strike from Bokhchuud.
I was talking to Bokhchuud's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bokhchuud lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Bokhchuud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Philippe misses with the head strike.
Bokhchuud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bokhchuud blocks a body shot from Philippe.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Philippe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bokhchuud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bokhchuud blocks a body shot from Philippe.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bokhchuud throws an elbow but misses.
Philippe tries to throw a body punch but Bokhchuud avoids it by throwing Philippe back against the cage.
Bokhchuud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bokhchuud working aggressively here.
Bokhchuud misses with a body punch.
Bokhchuud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Philippe throws a punch but it's blocked by Bokhchuud. #T2#
Bokhchuud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bokhchuud missing with knees to the body.
Bokhchuud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Philippe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Philippe lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe.
Philippe tries a body shot but Bokhchuud blocks it.
Philippe gets through Bokhchuud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Philippe misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Bokhchuud.
Philippe blocks an elbow strike.
Philippe lands with a left to the head.
Philippe lands a nice uppercut.
Bokhchuud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Philippe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Philippe prevents a body shot from Bokhchuud.
Philippe can't find room to land a body shot as Bokhchuud controls the action.
Philippe wants to get back to striking at distance but Bokhchuud won't allow it.
Bokhchuud misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bokhchuud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Philippe's brow.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bokhchuud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #T3#
Philippe misses with a punch on the inside.
Philippe working aggressively here.
Bokhchuud tries to throw a body punch but Philippe avoids it by throwing Bokhchuud back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bokhchuud throws an elbow but misses.
Bokhchuud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Bokhchuud scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bokhchuud misses with an elbow strike.
Bokhchuud throws an elbow but it misses.
Bokhchuud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bokhchuud throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC2#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Bokhchuud closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Philippe working aggressively here.
Bokhchuud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Philippe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Philippe scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC2#
Philippe breaks from the clinch.
Philippe misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Bokhchuud closes the distance and clinches.#T4#
Philippe has a couple of punches blocked by Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bokhchuud working aggressively here.
Philippe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Philippe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bokhchuuds head.
Philippe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bokhchuud.
Philippe misses with a punch to the body.
Philippe tries to work over Bokhchuud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Philippe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Bokhchuud looking to throw knees to the head but Philippe is blocking nicely.
Philippe lands with a light punch inside.
Philippe tries a body shot but Bokhchuud blocks it.
Philippe swings wildly with an uppercut but Bokhchuud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bokhchuud lands a body punch.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Philippe avoids the elbow strike from Bokhchuud, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Khuchtei Bokhchuud will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Bokhchuud tries to clinch up.
Bokhchuud wants to clinch.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch up
and Philippe counters with a nice body shot.
Philippe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bokhchuud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Philippe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Philippe! But no joy.
Philippe keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokhchuud closes the distance looking to clinch
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bokhchuud wants to clinch up but Philippe keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Philippe misses with a straight left.
Bokhchuud moves out of range as Philippe strikes.
Bokhchuud fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Philippe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Philippe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bokhchuud.
Philippe swats away the attempt to clinch by Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud moves in looking to clinch but Philippe pushes him off.
Bokhchuud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Philippe throws out a counter right but Bokhchuud avoids it with no problem.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Philippe works Bokhchuud's body with a nice hook.
Bokhchuud fails in his attempt to clinch. #T2#
Philippe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Philippe manages to circle out of the way.
Bokhchuud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Philippe clobbers Bokhchuud with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bokhchuud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Philippe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bokhchuud slips a jab from Philippe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bokhchuud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Philippe clobbers Bokhchuud with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bokhchuud is looking to clinch but Philippe is avoiding it.
Bokhchuud moves to clinch but Philippe breaks away
and Bokhchuud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bokhchuud tries to clinch up
and Philippe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Philippe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#T3#
Philippe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Philippe swats away the attempt to clinch by Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Philippe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Philippe throws out a counter right but Bokhchuud avoids it with no problem.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch up but Philippe circles away and keeps his distance.
Philippe lands a nice shot that snaps Bokhchuud's head back.
Bokhchuud fails in his attempt to clinch.
Philippe swats away the attempt to clinch by Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud dodges the punch combination from Philippe.
Bokhchuud takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T4#
Bokhchuud tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Philippe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch
and Philippe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Philippe throws a jab when Bokhchuud was well out of range.
Bokhchuud is looking to clinch.
Philippe throws a jab when Bokhchuud was well out of range.
A jab from Philippe does it's job there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bokhchuud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Philippe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peguero Jean Philippe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bokhchuud's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Philippe misses with a hook.
Philippe swats away the attempt to clinch by Bokhchuud.
Philippe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab from Philippe.
Bokhchuud with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Philippe to score with a decent uppercut.
Bokhchuud is looking to clinch.
Philippe lands with a nice combination. Bokhchuud backs away looking to recover.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch
and Philippe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bokhchuud thinking.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokhchuud wants to clinch.
Philippe throws a body punch but Bokhchuud moves out of range.
Bokhchuud defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand.
Bokhchuud tries to counter by clinching up but Philippe breaks away and moves out of range.#T1#
Bokhchuud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Philippe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud slips a jab from Philippe.#CL#
Philippe gets tackled into the cage by Bokhchuud. Bokhchuud maintains the clinch.
Bokhchuud trying to land knees to the body.
Philippe pushes Bokhchuud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Philippe avoids the elbow strike from Bokhchuud, against the cage.
Philippe lands with a left to the head. #CUT2#Khuchtei Bokhchuud's cut is getting worse.
Bokhchuud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bokhchuud tries to land knees in the clinch but Philippe avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Philippe fails to land.
Philippe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Philippe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Philippe.
A short uppercut from Bokhchuud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bokhchuud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philippe. #T2#
Philippe has a couple of punches blocked by Bokhchuud.
Philippe gets through Bokhchuud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bokhchuud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bokhchuud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Philippe lands a right hand.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Philippe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bokhchuuds head. #BC2#
Philippe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Philippe misses the shot to the body.
Philippe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Philippe scores with a body shot.
Bokhchuud is looking to clinch but Philippe is avoiding it.
It seemed like Philippe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Philippe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Bokhchuud clinches up with Philippe and pushes him back against the cage.
Philippe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bokhchuud's elbow.
A short uppercut from Philippe. #T3#
Bokhchuud throws an elbow that misses.
Bokhchuud throws an elbow but it misses.
Bokhchuud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Philippe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Philippe on the inside.
Philippe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bokhchuud tries to land knees in the clinch but Philippe avoids the damage to the body.
Philippe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Philippe lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Philippe breaks the clinch.
Bokhchuud darts in trying to clinch
letting Philippe counter with a right hand. #ROC2#Bokhchuud is rocked!
Philippe throws a lazy right hand but Bokhchuud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bokhchuud is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Philippe.
Bokhchuud is looking to clinch.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch but Philippe moves out of range.
Bokhchuud takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Bokhchuud is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4#
Bokhchuud tries to clinch there but Philippe circles away.
Bokhchuud seems to have got his legs back now.
Philippe works Bokhchuud's body with a nice hook.
Bokhchuud moves out of range of the strikes.
Bokhchuud tries to counter by clinching up but Philippe breaks away and moves out of range.
Bokhchuud takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT2#Khuchtei Bokhchuud's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bokhchuud wants to clinch but Philippe slips to the side#KD2#
and Philippe counters with a nice right hand that sends Bokhchuud toppling to the canvas! Bokhchuud scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Philippe finish him?!
Bokhchuud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Philippe throws an overhand right that lands on Bokhchuud's shoulder, as Bokhchuud tries to avoid the shot.
As Philippe tries to get set, Bokhchuud tries to push him back and clinch up but Philippe manages to avoid the attempt.
Bokhchuud ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
Philippe throws a hook but Bokhchuud avoids it easily.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch up.
Philippe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Philippe misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peguero Jean Philippe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Philippe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe made sure to mention his sponsor, Pound Town INC in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Khuchtei Bokhchuud stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ð¡Ð°Ð¹Ð½ Ð±Ð°Ð¹Ð½Ð° "Sain baina"-Translation well Shit!'.

Event: WVT 24: Maestre v Doisneau
Date: Aug 13, 2022

#R1#
A lazy body kick from Philippe
and Kraag counters with a left to the body.
Philippe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kraag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kraag misses with a body shot
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Kraag misses
and Philippe counters with a stiff right hand.
Philippe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kraag paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Philippe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Philippe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kraag.
Nice cross by Philippe.
Kraag scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT2#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Kraag uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Philippe has time to react.
Kraag misses with a shot to the body
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kraag misses with a hook
and Philippe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Kraag's head but Kraag sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philippe connects with a crisp jab.
Kraag displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Philippe throws out the jab. #T1#
Kraag throws a body punch but Philippe moves out of range.
Philippe throwing a counter right hand but Kraag manages to avoid it.
Kraag throws a sloppy body shot #CL#
and Philippe moves into the clinch.
Kraag blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Philippe.
Philippe is pressed up against the cage. Kraag has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Philippe down to the mat. Philippe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Philippe.
Kraag misses with an uppercut. Philippe saw that one coming.
Kraag throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kraag jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Philippe with a hook.
Philippe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kraag doesn't seem bothered though.
Philippe throws a good cross that connects.
Kraag misses with a wild body shot.
Philippe stuns Kraag with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kraag ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Philippe moves away.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philippe lands a nice hook to Kraag's body. Kraag takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kraag takes a swing at Philippe's ribcage but misses.
Kraag swings away with a body shot that misses
and Philippe counters with a stiff right hand.
Philippe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kraag throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Philippe to counter with a crisp jab.
Kraag ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
Kraag swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Philippe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#KD#
Philippe cracks Kraag with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Philippe has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kraag to stand back up!#ROC#Kraag is rocked!
Kraag is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Philippe rather than just go for the knockout.
Philippe throws a shot to the body.
Kraag is still on wobbly legs! Can Philippe finish him?
Kraag get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Kraag stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Philippe runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Pound Town INC for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: WVT 16: Newton v Motts
Date: Jul 13, 2022

#R1#
Hawthorne staying out of range there.
Hawthorne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Philippe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Philippe throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut there from Hawthorne.#CUT2#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Hawthorne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawthorne. That's going to slow Philippe down.
Hawthorne misses with a left hand
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Philippe.
Hawthorne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hawthorne throws an off balance right hand
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Hawthorne has Philippe up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawthorne has a couple of punches blocked by Philippe.
Hawthorne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Philippe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Philippe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Philippe takes a swing at Hawthorne's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Hawthorne has Philippe up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawthorne misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Philippe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
Hawthorne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hawthorne scores with a shot to the side of Philippe's head.
Still in the clinch, Hawthorne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Philippe blocks a body shot from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hawthorne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Philippe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawthorne.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Hawthorne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Philippe dips to his left and cracks Hawthorne with an uppercut!
Hawthorne avoids the head kick by Philippe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Hawthorne misses its intended target.
Hawthorne throws a push kick but Philippe slaps the foot to one side.
Philippe is looking for a counter combo.
Damien Hawthorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philippe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawthorne to score with a decent uppercut.
Philippe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawthorne.#T2#
Philippe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a right hand
and Hawthorne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Philippe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hawthorne looks to land a body kick but Philippe moved away.
Hawthorne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Philippe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawthorne scores with the left hand. Philippe knows he should have avoided that one.
We've been informed that Hawthorne has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Hawthorne misses.
Philippe loads up on a big right hand but Hawthorne slips the punch.
Philippe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Philippe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hawthorne loads up on a big right hand but Philippe slips the punch.
Hawthorne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hawthorne is looking to land body kicks.
Philippe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Philippe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Philippe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T3#
Hawthorne dips to his left and cracks Philippe with an uppercut!
Hawthorne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philippe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut.
Hawthorne works the jab nicely.
Philippe throws a right and a left that Hawthorne avoids nicely.
Hawthorne just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawthorne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Philippe on the side of the head.
Hawthorne cracks Philippe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hawthorne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Philippes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hawthorne throws out a powerful jab.
Hawthorne just misses with a punch to the body.
Philippe throws a combination. Hawthorne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawthorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawthorne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Philippe.
Hawthorne throws a shot from downtown. Philippe moves away and avoids it.#T4#
Philippe throws a big shot that misses.
Philippe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands with a straight right. Philippe didn't see that one coming.
Hawthorne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
Hawthorne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hawthorne throws out a loose jab but Philippe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Philippe misses the target.
Hawthorne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
A big left from Hawthorne misses.
Decent striking displayed by Hawthorne there.
Jab from Philippe.
Philippe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Hawthorne missing with a left hand there. Philippe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Philippe misses with a shot to the body
and Hawthorne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Hawthorne misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Hawthorne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Philippe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philippe thuds a left hand into Hawthorne's body.
Hawthorne lands with an overhand left.
Hawthorne ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.#CL2#
Hawthorne clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Philippe fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne throws a head punch that misses.
Philippe is leaning against Hawthorne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hawthorne tries to work over Philippe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hawthorne lands a body punch. #BC#
Philippe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawthorne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
A little jabbing left from Hawthorne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Philippe misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hawthorne, as that shot connected.
Hawthorne throws a body shot but no joy.
Philippe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawthorne.#T1#
Hawthorne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hawthorne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philippe.#CL2#
Hawthorne has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Philippe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hawthorne has Philippe pressed against the cage, preventing Philippe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philippe.
Hawthorne takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Philippe manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Hawthorne drives through and clinches with Philippe against the cage.
Hawthorne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hawthorne throws a head punch that misses.
Philippe tries a body shot but Hawthorne blocks it.
Damien Hawthorne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hawthorne throws a punch but it's blocked by Philippe.
Philippe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hawthorne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawthorne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Philippe fails to land.
Hawthorne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Philippe can't find room to land a body shot as Hawthorne controls the action. #T2##BC2#
Hawthorne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawthorne throws an overhand right that lands on Philippe's shoulder, as Philippe tries to avoid the shot.
Hawthorne does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hawthorne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Philippe. Hawthorne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawthorne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL2#
Hawthorne clinches up against the cage.
Philippe scores with a shoulder strike.
Philippe swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawthorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Hawthorne scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Philippe on the inside. #BC2#
Hawthorne breaks the clinch.
Philippe feints a jab promting Hawthorne to slip. Philippe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hawthorne slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawthorne looks to land a left hand but Philippe moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Philippe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Damien Hawthorne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Philippe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawthorne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hawthorne throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawthorne slips a jab from Philippe.#T3#
Philippe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Philippe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hawthorne throws an overhand right that lands on Philippe's shoulder, as Philippe tries to avoid the shot.
Philippe is looking to counter the offense by Hawthorne and move into the clinch.
Hawthorne stuns Philippe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Philippe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hawthorne. That one must have hurt.
Philippe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hawthorne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Philippe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawthorne.
Philippe misses with a hook.
Philippe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a looping left.
Hawthorne connects with the punch.
Hawthorne tries to clinch but Philippe is having none of it.
Hawthorne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Philippe misses with an uppercut. #T4#
Hawthorne moves out of range of the strikes.
Philippe throws a looping overhand right but Hawthorne ducks down to avoid it.
Hawthorne throws a hook but Philippe avoids it easily.
Hawthorne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawthorne throws an off balance right hand
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawthorne throws a hook but Philippe avoids it easily.
Philippe avoids a kick to the body.
Hawthorne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Philippe lands a body shot.
Philippe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Philippe throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Hawthorne.
Philippe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawthorne tries to clinch up.
Hawthorne defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Damien Hawthorne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Hawthorne tries to clinch but Philippe moves out of range.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Philippe's head backwards.
Philippe loads up on a big right hand but Hawthorne slips the punch.
Philippe throws a jab when Hawthorne was well out of range.
Philippe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CL2#
Hawthorne drives through and clinches with Philippe against the cage.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawthorne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Philippe cracks Hawthorne with a nice body shot.
A short left from Philippe. #BC#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne misses with a hook
and Hawthorne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Philippe walks into a left hand.
Hawthorne misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Philippe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A cross from Hawthorne lands.
Hawthorne tries to clinch but Philippe moves out of range.
A big right from Hawthorne misses.
Hawthorne just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Philippe.
Hawthorne misses the jab.
Philippe loads up on a big right hand but Hawthorne slips the punch.
Philippe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hawthorne throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawthorne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawthorne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawthorne looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
Hawthorne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a jab to the body
and Philippe counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Philippe throws a shot from downtown. Hawthorne moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philippe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philippe staying out of range there.
Hawthorne looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
Philippe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Philippe scores with a punch to the head.
Hawthorne ducks right into an uppercut from Philippe.
Philippe moves out of range of the body kick from Hawthorne.
Philippe looks to land a left hand but Hawthorne moved out of range nicely.
Hawthorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawthorne thows a body kick. Philippe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawthorne. Philippe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philippe misses with a looping left.
Hawthorne ducks right into an uppercut from Philippe.
Hawthorne connects with a jab.#T3#
Hawthorne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Philippe misses with a hook.
Hawthorne slips a jab from Philippe.
Peguero Jean Philippe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawthorne throws the left hand but Philippe avoids the punch easily.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut. Philippe saw that one coming.
Hawthorne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hawthorne swings widly with a right hand
and Philippe counters with a one-two to the body.
Philippe punishes Hawthorne's body with a nice straight punch.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Philippe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hawthorne will feel that in the morning.
Hawthorne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawthorne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawthorne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hawthorne.
Philippe throws a big shot that misses.
Philippe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawthorne throws out the jab.
Hawthorne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hawthorne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Philippe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hawthorne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Philippe to score with a decent uppercut.
Hawthorne blocks a jab.
Jab by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
It looked like Philippe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hawthorne.
Philippe digs a good hook to Hawthorne's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne keeps Philippe at a distance using the push kick.
Hawthorne misses with a left hand
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Philippe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawthorne fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peguero Jean Philippe.
Well Hawthorne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Hawthorne!
A relieved looking Damien Hawthorne thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: WVT 10: Ihantala v Puto
Date: Jun 19, 2022

#R1#
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philippe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pulkkinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Philippe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Philippe.
Pulkkinen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Philippe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pulkkinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Philippe thinking.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
Pulkkinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Philippe throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Philippe.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Philippe! But no joy.
Philippe throws a hook but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Philippe blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Philippe! But no joy.
Philippe throws a hook but Pulkkinen avoids it easily.#T1#
Pulkkinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Philippe misses with a series of wild punches.
Pulkkinen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pulkkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pulkkinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CUT2#It looks like Albert Pulkkinen has been cut.
Pulkkinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Philippe throws a big shot that misses.
Philippe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Pulkkinen misses.
Philippe looks to land a combination but Pulkkinen avoids it well.
Pulkkinen is looking for a counter combo.
Philippe misses with a hook. Pulkkinen ducked under it nicely.
Pulkkinen throws a big counter combination but Philippe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Philippe thumps Pulkkinen with a low kick.
Peguero Jean Philippe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulkkinen throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Pulkkinen looks to land a body kick but Philippe moved away.
Philippe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab.
Philippe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Philippe looks for the body kick but Pulkkinen saw that one coming.
Philippe checks a low kick from Pulkkinen.
Philippe slips under a jab.
Philippe lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Pulkkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
Pulkkinen tries to bum rush Philippe with a series of wild strikes but Philippe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Philippe misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Pulkkinen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pulkkinen is looking to clinch but Philippe is avoiding it.
Pulkkinen lands a nice looking body shot. #T3#
Philippe connects with the punch.
Pulkkinen misses with a left hand
and Philippe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Philippe.#ROC2#Pulkkinen is rocked!
Pulkkinen tries to land a front kick but Philippe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Philippe tests Pulkkinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Pulkkinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Philippe looks to land a right hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range.
Pulkkinen misses the shot to the body.
Philippe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pulkkinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Philippe throws a body shot but no joy.
Philippe looks to land a combination but Pulkkinen avoids it well.
Pulkkinen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Philippe just manages to avoid it.
Philippe misses with a body shot
and Pulkkinen counters with a solid body kick.
Pulkkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Philippe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Philippe lands.#T4#
Pulkkinen misses with a leg kick
enabling Philippe to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philippe misses with a looping left.
Philippe staying out of range there.
Philippe slips a straight right by Pulkkinen.
Philippe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pulkkinen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Philippe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pulkkinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
Philippe misses with a looping left.
Pulkkinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Philippe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Philippe scores with a decent looking hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peguero Jean Philippe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Philippe misses with a hook.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Pulkkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pulkkinen misses with a body kick.
Philippe throws a hook but Pulkkinen avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Philippe looks to land a left hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range nicely.
Pulkkinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pulkkinen throws the kick towards the body but Philippe avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Pulkkinen shoots in and bounces Philippe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pulkkinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T1#
Pulkkinen throws a strike but Philippe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Pulkkinen is trying to keep Philippe in close.
Pulkkinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Philippe manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Philippe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pulkkinen controls the pace.
We've been hearing good reports from Pulkkinen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pulkkinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Philippe keeping moving, preventing Pulkkinen from controlling successfully.
Philippe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pulkkinen. #T2#
Pulkkinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pulkkinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Philippe is keeping the position for now.
Pulkkinen wants to control from the top but Philippe keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulkkinen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Philippe's guard.
Pulkkinen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Pulkkinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pulkkinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pulkkinen is looking to advance position but Philippe won't allow it. #T3#
Pulkkinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Philippe defending well though.
Pulkkinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pulkkinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Philippe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Pulkkinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Philippe lands a nice shot that snaps Pulkkinen's head back.
Pulkkinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Philippe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pulkkinen throws out the jab.
Philippe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Pulkkinen has Philippe up against the cage in a clinch. #T4#
Pulkkinen tries to throw a body punch but Philippe avoids it by throwing Pulkkinen back against the cage.
Philippe misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Pulkkinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Philippe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Philippe avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Philippe throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philippe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pulkkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Philippe throws out the jab.
Pulkkinen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Philippe.
Philippe avoids the head kick by Pulkkinen.
Donk. Pulkkinen catches Philippe right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Pulkkinen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Pulkkinen slips a jab from Philippe.
Philippe misses with a series of wild punches.
Philippe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pulkkinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Albert Pulkkinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pulkkinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Philippe works Pulkkinen's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe takes one to the chin there.
Philippe moves away from the strike by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Philippe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pulkkinen slips a straight right by Philippe.#T1#
Pulkkinen throws a shot from downtown. Philippe moves away and avoids it.
Philippe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pulkkinen on the side of the head.
Philippe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Philippe misses with a hook. Pulkkinen ducked under it nicely.
Pulkkinen moves out of range as Philippe strikes.
Pulkkinen is looking to counter with a body kick.
Philippe misses with a wild combination.
As Philippe looks to move away, Pulkkinen throws a big counter combo but Philippe just gets out of the way.
Philippe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Philippe misses with a body shot.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Philippe lands a jab to Pulkkinen's midsection.#T2#
Philippe just misses with a punch to the body.
Pulkkinen misses with the combination.
Pulkkinen cracks Philippe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pulkkinen.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
Philippe digs a good hook to Pulkkinen's body.
Philippe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pulkkinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pulkkinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#T3#
Philippe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Philippe, as that shot connected.
Philippe throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
Philippe misses the body punch
and Pulkkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Philippe missing with a left hand there. Pulkkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pulkkinen throws a right hand that misses
and Philippe counters with a nice body shot.
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Pulkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Philippe misses.
Pulkkinen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Philippe lands a glancing blow to the side of Pulkkinen's head.
A big left from Philippe misses. #T4#
Pulkkinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Philippe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Philippe avoids a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Philippe throws an overhand right that lands on Pulkkinen's shoulder, as Pulkkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Philippe throws a right hand that misses
and Pulkkinen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Philippe moves out of range as Pulkkinen throws a body kick.
Pulkkinen moves forwards but Philippe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Philippe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pulkkinen circles away quickly and effectively.
It appears Pulkkinen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Philippe scores with a sloppy right hand. Pulkkinen should have avoided that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peguero Jean Philippe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Philippe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peguero Jean Philippe!
After the big win, Peguero Jean Philippe made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pound Town INC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: WVT 5: Puto v Smith
Date: May 29, 2022

#R1#
St Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Philippe connects with a looping right hand.
St Stone slips a jab and a cross from Philippe.
St Stone moves to clinch but Philippe breaks away
enabling Philippe to counter with a crisp jab.
St Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Philippe digs a good hook to St Stone's body.
We've been told by Philippe's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Philippe missing with a left hand there. St Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL2#
St Stone moves into the clinch.
St Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Philippe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#BC#
Philippe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Stone is looking to clinch but Philippe is avoiding it. #CL2#
St Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Philippe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Philippe - that landed with a thud.
St Stone blocking some punches.
A short left from Philippe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Philippe lands an uppercut.
Philippe misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
St Stone is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Philippe.
Philippe misses with a punch to the body.
Philippe takes an elbow to the forehead.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Philippe.
Philippe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Philippe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Philippe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Stone's elbow.
Philippe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Philippe takes an elbow to the temple.
Philippe is trying to break the clinch but St Stone has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Stone.
Philippe blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Philippe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Philippe avoids the elbow strike from St Stone, against the cage.
Philippe lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Stone backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philippe tries a body shot but St Stone blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Philippe's brow. #T2#
Philippe working aggressively here.
St Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Philippe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Philippe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Philippe lands a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Philippe's brow.
St Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Philippe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Stone backwards.
St Stone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is getting worse.
Philippe lands with a right to the head.
Philippe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Philippe takes an elbow to the temple.
Philippe blocks an elbow strike from St Stone.
Philippe lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Philippe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Philippe blocks an elbow strike from St Stone.
St Stone is pushing Philippe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Philippe lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Stone backwards. #T3#
St Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
St Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Philippe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Stone lands an elbow that stopped Philippe in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Philippe dodges an elbow strike from St Stone.
St Stone connects with a knee to the head.
Philippe managing to block the knees to the body from St Stone.
St Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Philippe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Philippe lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Stone backwards.
Philippe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Philippe pushes St Stone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Philippe.
We've been informed that St Stone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Philippe throws a body punch but St Stone moves out of range.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Philippe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
St Stone pushes Philippe up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philippe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Philippe's defenses. #CUT2#Jeez, Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peguero Jean Philippe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marcus St Stone!
Marcus St Stone bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: RISE 65:
Date: May 15, 2022

#R1#
The Bouncer dodges the punch combination from Philippe.
The Bouncer swinging wildly here.
The Bouncer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Philippe's head backwards.#CUT2#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
The Bouncer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Philippe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Bouncer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Philippe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Bouncer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Bouncer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Philippe throws a lazy right hand but The Bouncer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philippe connects with a single shot there.
Philippe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Philippe missing with a left hand there. The Bouncer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been told by Philippe's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big right from The Bouncer misses.
Philippe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Bouncer throws a poor cross that misses
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philippe lands with a hook. The Bouncer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Philippe misses with a straight left.
The Bouncer misses with a hook
and The Bouncer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Philippe throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Bouncer counters with a straight right hand.
The Bouncer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Bouncer throws a hook but Philippe blocks it.
Philippe moves away from the strike by The Bouncer.
Philippe misses the jab.
Danga de danga de dang - The Bouncer scores with a four punch combination!
The Bouncer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philippe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Bouncer scores with a hook to the body. Philippe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL2#
The Bouncer moves into the clinch.
Philippe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Bouncers head.
The Bouncer gets through Philippe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#BC#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
The Bouncer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Bouncer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Bouncer tries a head kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Philippe misses its target.#T2#
The Bouncer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Philippe.
The Bouncer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Bouncer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Bouncer misses with a double jab #CL#
and Philippe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Philippe pushes The Bouncer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Bouncer.
A right handed body shot lands from Philippe.
Philippe lands a hook that snaps the head of The Bouncer backwards.
The Bouncer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Philippe tries to work over The Bouncer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Bouncer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philippe's elbow.
The Bouncer lands a nice uppercut.
Philippe presses The Bouncer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Philippe tries to throw a body punch but The Bouncer avoids it by throwing Philippe back against the cage.
The Bouncer lands a body punch.
A short right from Philippe on the inside.
Philippe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Philippe breaks from the clinch.
The Bouncer lands with a thumping leg kick. #T3#
Philippe stuns The Bouncer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Bouncer misses with a hook.
Philippe throws a counter high kick but The Bouncer was just alert enough to avoid it.
The Bouncer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philippe.
Philippe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Bouncer throws out the jab. #CL2#
The Bouncer darts in and clinches Philippe up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Bouncer lands a body punch.
Philippe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Philippe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Philippe lands with a short shot to the head.
Philippe blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Bouncer.
The Bouncer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Philippe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if The Bouncer can turn it around.
Philippe misses with some punches.
The Bouncer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from The Bouncer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Bouncer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Philippe on the inside.
Philippe blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
Philippe lands a hook that snaps the head of The Bouncer backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Philippe. #BC2#
The Bouncer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Philippe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Bouncer.
An attempted straight right counter from Philippe misses the target.
The Bouncer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Philippe thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Bouncer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Philippe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Bouncer manages to avoid it.
Philippe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Philippe throws a hook but The Bouncer avoids it easily.
The Bouncer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Philippe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Philippe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Bouncer.
Philippe throws a hook but The Bouncer blocks it.#CL2#
The Bouncer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Bouncer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Philippe blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
The Bouncer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Bouncer drops his hands momentarily and Philippe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Philippe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Benny The Bouncer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
The Bouncer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Bouncer connects with a crisp jab.
The Bouncer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Philippe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philippe slips under a jab.
It looked like Philippe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Bouncer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Bouncer wants to clinch up but Philippe keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick from The Bouncer, right into the meat of the thigh.
Philippe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Bouncer wants to clinch but Philippe slips to the side
letting Philippe counter with a right hand.
Philippe throws a hook but The Bouncer avoids it easily.
It seemed like The Bouncer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Bouncer looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Bouncer swings widly with a right hand
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from The Bouncer misses
and Philippe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Bouncer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Bouncer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T1#
Philippe looks to score with a jab to the body but The Bouncer is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for The Bouncer.
Philippe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Philippe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Bouncer misses with a wild body shot.
Philippe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Bouncer misses with an uppercut. Philippe saw that one coming.
Philippe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Bouncer.
Good exchange - Philippe coming out on top.
The Bouncer throws a head kick that misses.
The Bouncer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philippe misses with a straight right. #T2#
Philippe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Philippe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Philippe thows a body kick. The Bouncer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The Bouncer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Philippe moves out of range of the strikes.
The Bouncer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Bouncer missing with a left hand there. Philippe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Philippe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch combination from The Bouncer misses.
Philippe throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Bouncer counters with a stiff right hand.
The Bouncer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Philippe's sensitive parts.
The Bouncer moves forwards but Philippe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Philippe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Bouncer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
Philippe scores with a push kick.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Bouncer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Bouncer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Philippe.
Philippe blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
The Bouncer breaks from the clinch.
The Bouncer throws a right hand that misses
and The Bouncer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Philippe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Philippe throws a series of punches but The Bouncer avoids them all with ease.
The Bouncer misses with an uppercut. Philippe saw that one coming.
The Bouncer misses with an uppercut
and Philippe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Bouncer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Philippe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Bouncer lands a jab to the head. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philippe moves away from the strike by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Bouncer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
A nice side step and The Bouncer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A swing and a miss from Philippe.
The Bouncer misses with a wild body shot.
The Bouncer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philippe manages to avoid it.
The Bouncer throws a big shot that misses.
Philippe lands with an overhand left.
The Bouncer lands a jab to the nose.
The Bouncer tries to clinch up.
Philippe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Bouncer misses with a hook
and Philippe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Philippe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Bouncer throws a series of strikes that have Philippe backpedaling.
Philippe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Benny The Bouncer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Philippe with a hook.
Benny The Bouncer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Bouncer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Philippe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer throws out a loose jab but Philippe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philippe misses with a looping right.
Philippe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Bouncer.#CL2#
The Bouncer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
The Bouncer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like The Bouncer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Philippe lands a jab to the nose.
The Bouncer moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Bouncer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Bouncer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Philippe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Bouncer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from The Bouncer misses.
Philippe is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from The Bouncer.
Philippe swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T1#
Philippe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Bouncer manages to avoid it.
The Bouncer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Bouncer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
The Bouncer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Philippe.
The Bouncer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Philippe moves away.
The Bouncer connects with a jab.
The Bouncer scores with a jab to the head.
Philippe slips a straight right by The Bouncer.
Philippe staying out of range there.
The Bouncer scores with a punch to the head.
The Bouncer throws a series of strikes that have Philippe backpedaling.
Philippe misses with an uppercut. The Bouncer saw that one coming.
Philippe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Philippe ducks under a wild hook from The Bouncer.
It looked like Philippe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Philippe throws out a loose jab but The Bouncer uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
The Bouncer misses with a straight left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Bouncer walks into a jab.
Philippe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Philippe duly obliges.
The Bouncer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Philippe throws out the jab.
The Bouncer misses with a wild combination.
The Bouncer defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand.
The Bouncer slips under a jab from Philippe.
Benny The Bouncer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Bouncer ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
The Bouncer shapes to counter with a head kick.
Philippe walks into a left hand.
Philippe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The Bouncer catches Philippe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Bouncer misses with an uppercut. Philippe saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Philippe misses the target.
The Bouncer slips a straight right by Philippe.
The Bouncer darts in trying to clinch
enabling Philippe to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Philippe misses with a body punch
and Philippe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peguero Jean Philippe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab from The Bouncer.
Philippe scores with a decent looking hook.
A combination from The Bouncer does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Philippe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL2#
The Bouncer takes the fight into the clinch.
Philippe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Philippe lands a body punch.
The Bouncer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Philippe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Bouncer's elbow.
Philippe has a couple of punches blocked by The Bouncer.
Good body shot from Philippe.
Philippe pushes The Bouncer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Philippe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Philippe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Bouncer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philippe swings wildly with an uppercut but The Bouncer uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Philippe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Bouncer backwards.
Philippe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Philippe misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Bouncer has a couple of punches blocked by Philippe.
Philippe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Bouncer backwards.
Philippe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Peguero Jean Philippe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Philippe misses with a body punch.
The Bouncer misses with some punches.
Philippe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Bouncer takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from The Bouncer fails to land.
Philippe swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
The Bouncer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Philippe misses the shot to the body.
The Bouncer misses with an uppercut. Philippe saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Bouncer throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Bouncer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Philippe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peguero Jean Philippe.
I think The Bouncer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Benny The Bouncer!
Benny The Bouncer thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: RISE 57: Ihantala v Halo
Date: Apr 24, 2022

#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Philippe misses the target.
Philippe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buckeye.
Philippe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Buckeye throws a hook but Philippe avoids it easily.
Buckeye blocks a jab.
Philippe misses with a body shot.
Buckeye slips a straight right by Philippe.
Buckeye is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Philippe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buckeye feints the counter takedown.
Philippe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CUT#It looks like Jab Buckeye has been cut.
Philippe avoids the body shot from Buckeye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe throws a hook but Buckeye avoids it easily.
Buckeye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philippe.
Buckeye misses with a left hand
and Philippe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buckeye gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T1#
Philippe lands a head shot.
Peguero Jean Philippe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Philippe ducks under a wild hook from Buckeye.
Philippe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Buckeye just manages to avoid it.
Buckeye uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philippe.
Philippe ducks under a wild hook from Buckeye.
Philippe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#TD2#
Buckeye drives through with a takedown into Philippe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Buckeye engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Buckeye throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Buckeye advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Buckeye.#SUB2#
Buckeye is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Philippe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Buckeye fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Philippe pushes Buckeye away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Buckeye gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Philippe dodges the ground and pound from Buckeye.
Philippe is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Buckeye has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T3#
Buckeye controlling from side mount.
Buckeye wants to lay and pray for a moment but Philippe keeps working.
Philippe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Buckeye controls the position from side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Buckeye throwing shots but missing, from side control. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Buckeye working the head and body with strikes.
Philippe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Buckeye. #SUB2#
Buckeye tries for a kimura but Philippe is defending well.
Buckeye wants to lay and pray for a moment but Philippe keeps working. #SUB2#
Buckeye tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Buckeye has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buckeye is looking to take a break and control but Philippe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peguero Jean Philippe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jab Buckeye's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Philippe missing with a left hand there. Buckeye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buckeye drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Philippe defends it well.
Buckeye slips under a jab from Philippe.
Philippe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Philippe slips a straight right by Buckeye.
A telegraphed right hand from Buckeye misses the target.
Jab, jab by Buckeye - just one landing.
Buckeye scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Philippe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Buckeye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buckeye with the counter takedown but Philippe avoids it easily.
Philippe throws out a loose jab but Buckeye uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckeye connects with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Buckeye has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Buckeye throws a hook but Philippe avoids it easily.
Philippe walks into a left hand.
Philippe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Buckeye.
Philippe needs to keep his hands up - Buckeye had a free shot at his head there.
Philippe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Philippe throws a nice looking combination but Buckeye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buckeye drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Philippe defends it well.
Buckeye's jab looks to have found its range, popping Philippe under the eye.
Philippe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Buckeye misses.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckeye loads up on a big right hand but Philippe slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Buckeye.
A jab from Buckeye misses.
Buckeye slips a straight right by Philippe.
Philippe looks to throw the jab but Buckeye is out of range. #T2#
Buckeye looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
Philippe throws a body shot but no joy.
Buckeye on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Buckeye misses with a hook. Philippe ducked under it nicely.
Philippe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Buckeye manages to circle out of the way.
Philippe slips under a jab.
Buckeye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Philippe seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckeye moves away from the strike by Philippe.
Buckeye stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice shot by Philippe.
Buckeye slips under a jab from Philippe.
Philippe lands a head shot.#TD2#
Buckeye closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Philippe's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Philippe manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#T3##BC#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buckeye missing with a left hand there. Philippe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Philippe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buckeye manages to avoid it.
Buckeye gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Philippe throws a shot from downtown. Buckeye moves away and avoids it.
Buckeye changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Buckeye swings widly with a right hand
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Philippe misses with a hook.
Philippe misses with a wild combination.
Buckeye shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T4#
Buckeye lands a jab to the nose.
Buckeye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philippe missing with a left hand there. Buckeye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckeye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buckeye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Philippe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Philippe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#TD2#
Buckeye looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Philippe has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Buckeye off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Peguero Jean Philippe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jab Buckeye's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Buckeye misses with a left hand
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buckeye throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philippe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Philippe misses with a series of wild punches.
Buckeye moves away from the strike by Philippe.
Philippe looks to land a left hand but Buckeye moved out of range nicely.
Buckeye misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
Philippe ducks right into an uppercut from Buckeye.
Buckeye lands an overhand right.
Philippe throws the left hand but Buckeye avoids the punch easily.
Buckeye drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Philippe defends it well.#T1#
Buckeye shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Philippe sprawls well. Philippe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Buckeye gets slowly back to his feet.
Buckeye just misses with a punch to the body.
Buckeye misses with a looping left.
Philippe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Philippe missing with a left hand there. Buckeye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Philippe. Buckeye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philippe looks to land a combination but Buckeye avoids it well.
Philippe needs to keep his hands up - Buckeye had a free shot at his head there.
Buckeye scores with the left hand. Philippe knows he should have avoided that one.
Philippe connects with a looping right hand. #T2#
A swing and a miss from Philippe.
Philippe misses with a looping left.
A big right from Philippe misses.
Buckeye misses with a straight left.
Philippe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buckeye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philippe.
Buckeye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Philippe.
Buckeye catches Philippe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buckeye ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
Buckeye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Philippe stuffs the takedown.#TD2#
Buckeye drives through with a takedown into guard. #T3#
Buckeye sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Peguero Jean Philippe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Philippe can't keep his opponent in guard - Buckeye advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Buckeye is looking for a kimura here. #SUB2#
Buckeye seems to be looking for submissions.
Jab Buckeye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buckeye is trying to control the action in half guard but Philippe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Buckeye trying to pass the guard but Philippe defending well.
Buckeye stops Philippe from getting back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peguero Jean Philippe.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Philippe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peguero Jean Philippe!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Peguero Jean Philippe made sure he mentioned Pound Town INC, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Jab Buckeye was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back and work more on my skills!!'.

Event: RISE 48: Gustavsson v Philippe
Date: Apr 03, 2022

#R1##TD#
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #ES2#
Philippe has his feet on Gustavsson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #TD#
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Philippe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Philippe is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gustavsson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gustavsson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gustavsson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Philippe's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gustavsson wants to control but Philippe is keeping him busy.
Gustavsson with the ground and pound but Philippe regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustavsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Philippe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Philippe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gustavsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gustavsson content to control rather than advance.
Gustavsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T1#
Philippe is refusing to be controlled, as Gustavsson sits in half guard.
Still in half guard, Gustavsson seems content to control.
Gustavsson wants to pass to mount but Philippe is defending the position.
Gustavsson controlling the action here. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Philippe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gustavsson.
Philippe wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gustavsson shoots in for a takedown but Philippe shows good takedown defense.
Gustavsson shoots for a takedown but Philippe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gustavsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Philippe swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Gustavsson feints and as Philippe raises his hands in defense, Gustavsson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Philippe keeps moving.
Gustavsson controlling from the top position. #T3#
Gustavsson prevents Philippe from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustavsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Philippe has wrist control.
Gustavsson is in close to Philippe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gustavsson throwing strikes from guard but Philippe blocks nicely.
Gustavsson throws an elbow that misses. Philippe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gustavsson's guard. Nice move by Philippe!#REVB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Philippe trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gustavsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gustavsson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T4#
Gustavsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Gustavsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gustavsson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gustavsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gustavsson with a nice head shot there.
Philippe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gustavsson is controlling him.
Gustavsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Philippe wants to stand up but Gustavsson is controlling him.
Gustavsson wants to control from the top but Philippe keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivern Gustavsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD#
Gustavsson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Philippe to the mat! Philippe manages to get full guard.
Gustavsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gustavsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Philippe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gustavsson.
Philippe keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Gustavsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Philippe can do to turn this around?
Gustavsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Gustavsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gustavsson postures up in Philippe's guard and throws a big left but Philippe blocks it.
Gustavsson forces his way into half guard.
Philippe is trying to stand back up but Gustavsson is controlling him
Gustavsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gustavsson trying to control the action but Philippe is working from the bottom.
Gustavsson trying to control the pace. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice uppercut lands for Philippe. That snapped Gustavsson's head back.
Ivern Gustavsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustavsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Philippe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gustavsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Philippe leaves Gustavsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gustavsson goes for a double leg but Philippe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Philippe continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivern Gustavsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustavsson goes for a takedown attempt but Philippe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gustavsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philippe.
Philippe throws a lazy right hand but Gustavsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philippe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#TD#
Gustavsson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Philippe quickly recovers to half guard.
Gustavsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gustavsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Philippe defending well though. #T3#
Gustavsson is trying to control. Philippe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Philippe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Philippe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Philippe is looking to escape.
Philippe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gustavsson.
Gustavsson stays in close to Philippe's body and controls the position.
Philippe keeping moving, preventing Gustavsson from controlling successfully.
Philippe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gustavsson controls the pace.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gustavsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ivern Gustavsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gustavsson looking to sit in guard and control but Philippe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Philippe wants to control from the top but Gustavsson keeps moving.
Philippe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Philippe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gustavsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Gustavsson has Philippe pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Philippe won't allow Gustavsson to sweep him here.
Philippe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ivern Gustavsson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Gustavsson has a takedown stuffed.#TD#
Gustavsson shoots in and bounces Philippe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gustavsson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gustavsson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustavsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Philippe wants to stand but Gustavsson is controlling the position. #T1#
Gustavsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gustavsson stops Philippe from standing up.
Gustavsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gustavsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gustavsson won't allow Philippe to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gustavsson.
Gustavsson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
An elbow from Gustavsson crashes against the mat. #T2#
Gustavsson controlling the position from side mount.
Gustavsson trying to control the position but Philippe is working away.
Gustavsson in side control, throwing shots but Philippe defends.
Gustavsson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Philippe down. #CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
The strikes coming from Gustavsson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Philippe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gustavsson throws a strike aimed at the side of Philippe's head but Philippe avoids it well.#T3#
Gustavsson misses with the ground and pound.
Philippe regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gustavsson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Philippe has hold of Gustavsson's hands but Gustavsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peguero Jean Philippe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustavsson trying to control the pace.
Gustavsson working over Philippe with some ground and pound. Philippe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gustavsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Philippe is not content to let Gustavsson control the position.
Ivern Gustavsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Gustavsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gustavsson stalling.
Gustavsson tries to pass to full mount but Philippe defends it.
Ground and pound from Gustavsson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustavsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gustavsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Philippe looks like he's trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivern Gustavsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gustavsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivern Gustavsson!
Ivern Gustavsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: RISE 40: Philippe v Officer
Date: Mar 13, 2022

#R1#
Officer misses with a left hand
and Philippe counters with a stiff right hand.
Officer throws a right hand that misses
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Officer looks to land a left hand but Philippe moved out of range nicely.
And Philippe counters with a quick kick to the body but Officer blocks it.
A left and a right from Philippe both land. Nice combination.
Philippe feints a jab promting Officer to slip. Philippe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Officer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Officer misses with a right hand
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Officer closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Officer wants to get back to striking at distance but Philippe won't allow it.
Philippe misses with the head strike.
Officer is trying to push Philippe away but Philippe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Officer wants to break free but Philippe has control.
Officer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Philippe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Officer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Philippe gets through Officer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Philippe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Philippe throws a punch but it's blocked by Officer.
Philippe lands a nice uppercut.
Philippe tries to work over Officer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Philippe lands with a light punch inside.
Philippe misses with a punch on the inside.
Philippe tries to throw a body punch but Officer avoids it by throwing Philippe back against the cage. #T1#
Officer takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Officer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Philippe.
Officer working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Officer manages to break the clinch.
Philippe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Philippe lands with a right hand.
Officer misses with a hook
and Philippe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC#Officer is rocked!#KD#
Philippe cracks Officer with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Philippe has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Officer to stand back up!
Officer is still on wobbly legs! Can Philippe finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Officer throws an off balance right hand
and Philippe scores with a counter punch that sends Officer to the canvas! Philippe smells blood - he's punishing Officer with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Officer has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Pound Town INC logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: RISE 32: Half Assed v Femme
Date: Feb 20, 2022

#R1#
Philippe throws a lazy right hand but Bokhchuud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL#
Bokhchuud gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Philippe avoids the elbow strike from Bokhchuud, against the cage. #BC2#
Philippe breaks the clinch. #CL#
Bokhchuud gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bokhchuud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Philippe's brow.
Philippe misses with a punch on the inside.
Philippe has a couple of punches blocked by Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Philippe or not.
Bokhchuud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Philippe.
Philippe tries a body shot but Bokhchuud blocks it. #BC2#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Bokhchuud clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokhchuud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bokhchuud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Philippe lands a left hand.
Philippe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Philippe lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philippe can't find room to land a body shot as Bokhchuud controls the action.
Bokhchuud misses with some punches. #T1#
Bokhchuud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bokhchuud with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Philippe misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Philippe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bokhchuud shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Philippe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Philippe throws a shot from downtown. Bokhchuud moves away and avoids it.
Philippe swats away the attempt to clinch by Bokhchuud.
Philippe throws a shot from downtown. Bokhchuud moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Bokhchuud gets a clinch.
Bokhchuud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Philippe avoids it.
Bokhchuud misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe.
Bokhchuud connects with a nasty looking knee right to Philippe's face. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philippe lands a shoulder strike.
Philippe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Philippe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bokhchuud trying to land knees to the body. #BC2#
Philippe breaks from the clinch.
Bokhchuud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Philippe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bokhchuud defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand.
Bokhchuud wants to clinch up but Philippe keeps it at a distance.
Bokhchuud doesn't manage to clinch there - Philippe circles away. #CL#
Philippe tries to keep at a distance but Bokhchuud has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Philippe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bokhchuud.
Philippe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bokhchuud tries to land knees in the clinch but Philippe avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philippe.
Bokhchuud lands a shot to the body.#T3#
Philippe is trying to break the clinch but Bokhchuud is controlling him.
Philippe can't find room to land a body shot as Bokhchuud controls the action.
Bokhchuud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bokhchuud misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bokhchuud throws an elbow but misses.
Bokhchuud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Philippe avoids it.
Philippe throws a punch but it's blocked by Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud tries a body shot but Philippe blocks it.
Bokhchuud misses with an elbow strike.
Philippe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Philippe working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bokhchuud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Philippe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Philippe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Philippe misses with a punch on the inside.
Philippe tries to break free but Bokhchuud pushes him back against the cage.
Bokhchuud creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Philippe's defenses.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Philippe struggles to land a body shot inside as Bokhchuud controls his hands.
Philippe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bokhchuud's elbow.
Bokhchuud misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Philippe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Philippe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bokhchuud missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Philippe.
Philippe presses Bokhchuud against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bokhchuud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bokhchuud can't find room to land a body shot as Philippe controls the action.
Bokhchuud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short body shot lands from Philippe as the two fighters clinch.
Philippe lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC2#
Philippe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bokhchuud looks to clinch
and Bokhchuud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bokhchuud tries to close the distance and clinch but Philippe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Philippe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice jab there from Philippe.
Bokhchuud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Bokhchuud gets a clinch.
Bokhchuud misses with a body punch.
Philippe managing to block the knees to the body from Bokhchuud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peguero Jean Philippe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Philippe with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Philippe. Those never looked like landing.
Philippe swats away the attempt to clinch by Bokhchuud.#CL#
Bokhchuud drives through and clinches with Philippe against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bokhchuud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Philippe's brow.
Bokhchuud lands a hook that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Bokhchuud can't find room to land a body shot as Philippe controls the action.
Bokhchuud swings wildly with an uppercut but Philippe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philippe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe misses with some punches.
Philippe lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Bokhchuud.
Philippe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Philippe tries to work over Bokhchuud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bokhchuud just misses with a elbow thrown towards Philippe's brow. #T1#
Bokhchuud tries a knee to the head but Philippe blocks it.
Bokhchuud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Philippe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Philippe misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Bokhchuud's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bokhchuud landing knees to the head.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Philippe blocks an elbow strike from Bokhchuud.
Philippe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Philippe misses with a punch on the inside.
Philippe working aggressively here.
Bokhchuud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Philippe takes a shot to the head.
Bokhchuud lands a body punch.
Philippe avoids the elbow strike from Bokhchuud, against the cage.
Philippe swings wildly with an uppercut but Bokhchuud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bokhchuud with an attempt at a knee that misses. #BC2#
Philippe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Philippe punishes Bokhchuud's body with a nice straight punch.#T2#
Philippe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philippe throws a right hand that misses #CL#
and Bokhchuud counters by clinching up.
Philippe prevents a body shot from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philippe.
A short left from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Philippe misses with the head strike.
Philippe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bokhchuud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Philippe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Philippe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bokhchuud lands a hook that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Philippe avoids it.
Philippe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Philippe dodges an elbow strike from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Philippe breaks from the clinch. #T3#
Philippe lands with a cross.
Bokhchuud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Philippe. #CL#
Bokhchuud rushes Philippe and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Philippe breaks from the clinch.
Philippe circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Philippe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Philippe looks to land a left hand but Bokhchuud moved out of range nicely.
Bokhchuud seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Philippe swats away the attempt to clinch by Bokhchuud.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bokhchuud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Philippe throws a hook but Bokhchuud avoids it easily.#T4#
Philippe scores with the left hand. Bokhchuud knows he should have avoided that one.
Bokhchuud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bokhchuud tries a head kick but it misses.
Philippe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Philippe looks to throw the jab but Bokhchuud is out of range.
Philippe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bokhchuud wants to clinch
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bokhchuud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Philippe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Philippe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bokhchuud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philippe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#ROC2#Bokhchuud is rocked!
Philippe looks to score with a jab to the body but Bokhchuud is just out of range.
Bokhchuud closes the distance looking to clinch
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Peguero Jean Philippe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Bokhchuud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bokhchuud throws a big counter combination but Philippe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bokhchuud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Philippe just misses with a punch to the body.
Bokhchuud tries to counter by clinching up but Philippe breaks away and moves out of range.
Bokhchuud moves in looking to clinch but Philippe pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Philippe misses.
Bokhchuud defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch up.
Bokhchuud fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bokhchuud moves forwards but Philippe connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CUT2#It looks like Khuchtei Bokhchuud has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Philippe.
Bokhchuud wants to clinch#KD2#
and Philippe counters with a head kick that drops Bokhchuud to the mat! Bokhchuud scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Oh Bokhchuud is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bokhchuud gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Philippe gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Bokhchuud is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe very nearly forgot to thank Pound Town INC amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Khuchtei Bokhchuud stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ð¡Ð°Ð¹Ð½ Ð±Ð°Ð¹Ð½Ð° "Sain baina"-Translation well Shit!'.

Event: RISE 26: Hunter v Philippe
Date: Feb 06, 2022

#R1#
Philippe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunter, as that shot connected. #CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Hunter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hunter takes a swing at Philippe's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Philippe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunter misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Philippe moves out of range.
Hunter throws the kick towards the body but Philippe avoids it.
Philippe throws a counter combo.
Philippe misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Philippe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philippe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Hunter misses.
Philippe is looking for the big counter here.
Hunter misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hunter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hunter misses the body punch
and Philippe counters with a right hand to the body.
Philippe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Philippe scrambles back to his feet.
Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by Philippe. #T1#
Philippe throws a shot from downtown. Hunter moves away and avoids it.
Hunter scores with a hook to the body. Philippe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Philippe defending well as Hunter loads up on a big left hand.
Philippe tries to bum rush Hunter with a series of wild strikes but Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunter jabs Philippe right on the nose. Philippe blinks but takes it well.
Philippe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Philippe.
Hunter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Philippe counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like Commie Hunter has been cut.
Philippe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Philippe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Philippe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hunter throws a lazy uppercut
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Philippe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunter dips to his left and cracks Philippe with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Philippe ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Hunter slips a jab from Philippe.
Hunter appears to be looking for a big counter.#T2#
Hunter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Philippe's head backwards.#CUT#That has opened up Peguero Jean Philippe's cut even more.
Some wild striking there from Hunter.
Decent striking displayed by Philippe there.
Hunter's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #KD#
Hunter drops Philippe with a beautiful combination! Philippe stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hunter is looking for the KO!#ROC#Philippe is rocked!
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Philippe is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunter finish him?
Hunter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Philippe throws a shot from downtown. Hunter moves away and avoids it.
Hunter thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Philippe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunter defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand.
Philippe seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunter misses with a wild combination. #KD#
Hunter sends Philippe crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hunter is motioning to the referee to let Philippe up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#CUT#The cut above Peguero Jean Philippe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hunter drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Philippe right on the button. Philippe goes down! Hunter follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hunter gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Commie Hunter!
A victorious Commie Hunter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: RISE 22: Femme v Philippe
Date: Jan 23, 2022

#R1#
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Philippe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Femme misses with a looping right.
Femme scores with a jab to the jaw.
Femme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Femme slips a jab from Philippe.
Philippe throws a body punch but Femme moves out of range.
Femme throws a jab but it's blocked by Philippe.
Femme ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philippe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Femme jabs Philippe right on the nose. Philippe blinks but takes it well.
Philippe misses with a looping left.
Femme seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Philippe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Femme misses.
Philippe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Femme.
Femme throws a looping overhand right but Philippe ducks down to avoid it.
Femme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Philippe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Femme is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Femme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philippe manages to avoid it.#T1#
A jab from Femme misses.
Philippe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Femme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Femme looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
Femme looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
Philippe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Femme misses the jab.
Femme works Philippe's body with a nice hook.
Philippe misses with a body shot.
Philippe throws a hook but Femme avoids it easily.
Femme throws out a powerful jab.
Femme moves out of range of the strikes.
Femme connects with a body shot.
Femme swings widly with a right hand
enabling Philippe to counter with a crisp jab.
Philippe throws an overhand right that lands on Femme's shoulder, as Femme tries to avoid the shot.
Femme misses with a lunging right hand
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Philippe, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Femme looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
Philippe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Femme cracks a nice hook into Philippe's ribs.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Philippe. Femme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philippe blocks a jab.
Femme jabs Philippe right on the nose. Philippe blinks but takes it well.
Femme throws a hook but Philippe blocks it.
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Philippe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Philippe throws a hook but Femme blocks it.
Femme jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Femme is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Philippe looks to land a right hand but Femme moved out of range.
Philippe throws a big shot that misses.
Philippe throws an overhand right that lands on Femme's shoulder, as Femme tries to avoid the shot.
Violent Femme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Femme.
Femme lands a right hook to the body.
Femme bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Philippe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Femme connects with a crisp jab.
Philippe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Femme misses with a hook.
Femme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Femme lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Femme. Philippe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philippe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Philippe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Philippe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Femme lands with a cross.
Femme keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Femme scores with a decent looking hook.
Philippe takes one on the button.
Femme bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Philippe's head.
Femme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Philippe blocks a jab.
Philippe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Philippe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Femme digs a good hook to Philippe's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Philippe throws a hook but Femme avoids it easily.
Philippe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Femme.
The crowd cheers as Femme lands an impressive looking overhand right. Philippe doesn't seem phased though.
Philippe takes a swing at Femme's ribcage but misses.
Femme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philippe was well out of range. Poor timing from Femme.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Philippe! But no joy.#T4#
Femme missing with a left hand there. Philippe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Femme misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Philippe throws a sloppy head kick and Femme moves out of range easily.
Philippe walks into a jab.
Femme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Philippe throws out the jab.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Femme's head but Femme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Femme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Femme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Philippe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Femme lands a nice shot to the body.
Femme tries to move into range but Philippe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Femme misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Femme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philippe.
Philippe misses with a looping right.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Femme slips a jab from Philippe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Violent Femme dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Philippe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice body punch from Femme.
Femme misses with a looping left.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Philippe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Femme has got the better of the exchanges.
Philippe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Femme throws a lazy right hand but Philippe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philippe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Femme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Femme throws an overhand right that lands on Philippe's shoulder, as Philippe tries to avoid the shot.
Femme throws a big shot that misses.
Philippe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philippe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Femme throws a body shot but no joy.
Femme moves out of range of the strikes.
Femme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Philippe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Femme.
Femme throwing a counter right hand but Philippe manages to avoid it.
Philippe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Femme finds it's way round the side to connect with Philippe's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Femme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Femme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philippe was well out of range. Poor timing from Femme.#T1#
Philippe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Femme to score with a decent uppercut.
Violent Femme is winning the standup battle so far.
Philippe wants to land a leg kick but Femme is out of range.
Femme ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
Femme throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philippe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Femme with a nice cross.
Femme throws a shot from downtown. Philippe moves away and avoids it.
Philippe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Femme's head but Femme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab from Femme.
Femme throws a jab when Philippe was well out of range.
Philippe takes one on the button.
Philippe moves out of range as Femme strikes.
Femme misses with an uppercut.
Philippe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philippe tries to bum rush Femme with a series of wild strikes but Femme uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Femme is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Philippe can do to turn this around?
Femme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Femme throwing a counter right hand but Philippe manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Philippe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philippe misses with a two punch combination.
Femme listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Femme misses with a wild body shot.
Femme lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Femme misses with a hook to the body
and Philippe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Femme paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Philippe ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Philippe avoids the body shot from Femme.
Philippe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Femme scores with a hook.
Femme scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Philippe doesn't seem bothered though.
Femme connects with a jab.
Femme misses with a lunging right hand
and Philippe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Philippe wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Femme misses the target.
Philippe lands a nice shot that snaps Femme's head back. #T3#
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Philippe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Femme on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Femme staying out of range there.
Femme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Femme throws a hook but Philippe avoids it easily.
Femme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Femme connects with a body shot that sends Philippe's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Femme.
Philippe misses with a few strikes there.
Femme cracks Philippe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Femme connects with a single shot there.
Philippe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Femme throws out the jab.
Femme thuds a left hand into Philippe's body.
Femme lands a head shot.
Femme ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philippe avoids the body shot from Femme. #T4#
Philippe moves out of range as Femme strikes.
Philippe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Femme with a body shot.
Philippe misses with a looping left.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Femme's head but Femme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Femme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Femme lands with a cross.
Femme wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Philippe ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Femme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Philippe.
Femme's corner calls for a 1-2. Femme obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab, jab by Femme - just one landing.
Philippe throws a body punch but Femme moves out of range.
Philippe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Femme moves away.
Philippe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Femme scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Femme connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Philippe slips a jab from Femme.
Philippe ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Violent Femme dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Philippe moves away from the strike by Femme.
Femme needs to keep his hands up - Philippe had a free shot at his head there.
Femme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Femme cracks Philippe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Femme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Philippe moves away.
Philippe drops his hands momentarily and Femme takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Philippe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Philippe missing with a left hand there. Femme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Femme throws a lazy uppercut
and Philippe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Femme throws a shot from downtown. Philippe moves away and avoids it.
Femme slips a straight right by Philippe.
Femme scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Femme misses with a hook.
Femme lands with a right hand.
Philippe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Femme with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Femme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Femme lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T1#
Femme keeps the fight on the outside.
Femme connects with a body shot that sends Philippe's belly button to the back.
Philippe slips a straight right by Femme.
Femme misses with a looping left.
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Femme.
Femme lands a jab to the nose.
Philippe thuds his right hand into Femme's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Femme connects with a looping right hand.
Philippe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Femme looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Philippe misses its intended target.
Philippe slips under a jab.
Femme scores with a jab. Philippe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Femme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philippe.
Femme dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Femme lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Femme scores with a hook to the body. Philippe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T2#
Femme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Femme throws a sloppy body shot
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Femme swings widly with a right hand
and Femme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Philippe loads up on a big right hand but Femme slips the punch.
Femme looks to throw the jab but Philippe is out of range.
Nice body punch from Femme.
Philippe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Femme jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Femme takes a swing at Philippe's ribcage but misses.
Femme throws the left hand but Philippe avoids the punch easily.
Femme throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philippe looks for the body kick but Femme saw that one coming.
Philippe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Femme misses with a right hand
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Philippe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Femme.
Femme digs a good hook to Philippe's body. #T3#
Femme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Femme misses.
Philippe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for Femme.
Peguero Jean Philippe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheers as Femme lands an impressive looking overhand right. Philippe doesn't seem phased though.
Femme throws a lazy right hand but Philippe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Femme misses the target.
A slow jab from Femme misses its intended target.
Philippe wants to counter with a clinch but Femme pushes him away.
Femme bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Philippe moves away from the strike by Femme.
Femme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Philippe.
Philippe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Femme looks to land a left hand but Philippe moved out of range nicely.
Femme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Philippe throws a hook but Femme blocks it.
Femme lands a nice looking body shot.
Femme uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Philippe has time to react.
Femme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T4#
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Femme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philippe manages to avoid it.
Femme jabs at Philippe's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Femme throws a predictable looking body shot
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Femme.
Philippe defending well as Femme loads up on a big left hand.
Philippe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Femme.
Femme takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Femme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Philippe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Philippe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Femme.
Femme connects with a body shot that sends Philippe's belly button to the back.
Femme throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Philippe fails to land with a series of punches.
Philippe moves out of range of the strikes.
Philippe blocks a jab.
Violent Femme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big left from Philippe misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Violent Femme showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Femme has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Violent Femme!

Event: RISE 14: Veainu v Maestre
Date: Jan 02, 2022

#R1#
Lalla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Philippe throws a jab when Lalla was well out of range.
Lalla shoots in looking for a takedown but Philippe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lalla's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Philippe looks to land a combination but Lalla avoids it well.
Lalla is looking to counter punch.
Philippe misses with a wild combination.
Lalla looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Philippe misses with a wild body shot.
Philippe just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLalla.
Lalla walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CUT2#It looks like Jaro Lalla has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Philippe.#ROC2#Lalla is rocked!
Philippe throws out a loose jab but Lalla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Lalla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lalla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Lalla seems to have got his legs back now.
Philippe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T1##KD2#
Philippe lands a big uppercut and Lalla crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lalla looks OK. Philippe waves Lalla back to his feet!
Lalla defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Lalla's head but Lalla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lalla throws a big counter combination but Philippe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Philippe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Philippe looks for the body kick but Lalla saw that one coming.
Lalla looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Philippe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Philippe throws a looping overhand right but Lalla ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philippe cracks Lalla with a left hook right on the temple and Lalla goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Philippe lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Lalla is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peguero Jean Philippe!
After the big win, Peguero Jean Philippe made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pound Town INC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Jaro Lalla had this to say: '$#%@@@!!! SHIT!!!!! FUC@#$ YOU ALL!@#$#@@'.

Event: RISE 8: Phillipe v Carter
Date: Dec 12, 2021

#R1#
Philippe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Philippe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carter is looking to clinch.
Philippe moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Philippe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philippe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Philippe misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carter! But no joy.
A jab from Philippe misses.
Sloppy strikes from Carter. Those never looked like landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Philippe.
Carter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Philippe's shoulder, as Philippe tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter with a nice calf kick.
Carter with a jab.
A punch combination from Philippe misses.
Carter misses with the combination.
Philippe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T1#
Philippe keeps the fight on the outside.
Philippe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter walks into a jab.
Philippe misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
Carter has managed to clinch.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Philippe can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action. #BC#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philippe manages to avoid it.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philippe.
Philippe just misses with a punch to the body.
Philippe moves out of range of the strikes.
Philippe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Philippe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Philippe misses.
Philippe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
Philippe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CL2#
Philippe gets tackled into the cage by Carter. Carter maintains the clinch. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Philippe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Philippe digs a right hand underneath Carter's ribcage. Carter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe.
Philippe tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philippe.
A head punch on the inside from Philippe fails to land.
Carter digs a right hand into Philippe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Philippe's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Philippe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Philippe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Philippe has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Philippe on the inside. #T3#
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Philippe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter lands a right hand.
Philippe throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Philippe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Philippe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Philippe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
A right hook to the body lands for Carter.
Philippe lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Philippe misses with some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Philippe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter misses with a body punch. #BC#
Philippe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Carter tries to clinch there but Philippe circles away.
Philippe throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Philippe throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Philippe looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Philippe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
No joy there for Philippe, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #CL2#
Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Philippe blocks an uppercut.
Philippe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Philippe prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter digs a right hand into Philippe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Philippe's gas tank.
Philippe is breathing heavily.
Philippe misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Philippe.
Philippe swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philippe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jason Carter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Philippe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Carter feints and then cracks Philippe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Philippe down.
Carter takes a swing at Philippe's ribcage but misses.
Carter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Philippe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Philippe walks into a straight right hand from Carter.
Jason Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Carter clinches with his opponent.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Philippe tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Philippe back against the cage.
A short right from Carter.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philippe's elbow.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Philippe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Philippe.
A hook to the body from Carter.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Jason Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter tries a body shot but Philippe blocks it.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Philippe has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Philippe lands with a short shot to the head.
Philippe lands with a light punch inside.
Philippe lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Philippe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter cracks Philippe with a nice body shot.
A short right from Carter.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Carter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Nice body punch from Carter - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Philippe misses with the head strike.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Philippe's ribcage. Philippe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carter works on Philippe's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carter lands a body shot.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carter lands a body shot.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Philippe swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Carter.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Carter. #T3#
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Philippe controls the action.
Philippe has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Philippe or not.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Carter - that landed with a thud.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Philippe avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage. #BC2#
Carter breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Carter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carter.
Jason Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philippe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Philippe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A cross from Carter lands.#ROC2#Philippe is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Philippe like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Philippe from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Carter!
Jason Carter thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: CMMA 169 Fudd v Pavlovic
Date: Oct 10, 2021

#R1#
Exotic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Philippe misses the target.
A jab lands there for Philippe.
Exotic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Philippe throws an off balance right hand
and Exotic counters with a nice body shot.
Philippe throws a series of punches but Exotic moves out of range.
Philippe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Philippe takes one on the button.
Exotic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Exotic lands an overhand right.#CUT2#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Exotic cracks Philippe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Exotic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Exotic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#ROC2#Philippe is rocked!
Exotic throws a hook but Philippe blocks it.
Exotic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Philippe throws a combination. Exotic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT#It looks like Joe Exotic has been cut.#T1#
Exotic misses with a body kick.
Philippe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} in the buildup to the fight.
A lazy left from Exotic finds it's target.#CUT2#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is getting worse.
A head kick misses from Philippe.
Exotic takes one on the button.
Philippe throws a right and a left that Exotic avoids nicely. #CL2#
Exotic clinches up against the cage.
Philippe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Exotic scores with a hook to the body.
Exotic lands a shoulder strike.
Exotic blocking some punches.
Exotic struggles to land a body shot inside as Philippe controls his hands.
Exotic blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Philippe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Philippe takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Exotic defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
Philippe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Philippe throws a head kick but Exotic moves out of range.
Philippe throws a shot from downtown. Exotic moves away and avoids it.
Philippe swings widly with a right hand
and Exotic counters with a stiff right hand.
Exotic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Philippe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Philippe works over Exotic's head and body with a nice combination.
Exotic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Philippe misses with an uppercut. Exotic saw that one coming.
Exotic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Philippe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Exotic manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Exotic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#KD2#
Exotic drops Philippe with a nice combination! Exotic dives into Philippe's guard, looking to finish!
Oh Philippe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Exotic prevents Philippe from getting back to his feet. #T3##SUB2#
Exotic postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Philippe is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Exotic, into his guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Philippe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Philippe seems to have got his legs back now.
Philippe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Exotic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Philippe. #SUB2#
Exotic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Philippe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Philippe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Exotic's head.
Philippe looking to sit in guard and control but Exotic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Exotic trying to control but Philippe is working from the bottom.
Exotic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Philippe is keeping the position for now. #T4#
Exotic passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB2#
Exotic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Philippe tries to escape but Exotic is in control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Exotic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Exotic dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Philippe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Exotic moves out of range as Philippe strikes.
Philippe misses with a body shot.
Philippe throws a hook but Exotic avoids it easily.
Philippe misses with a hook. Exotic ducked under it nicely.
Philippe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Exotic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Philippe thinking.
Philippe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Exotic doesn't seem bothered though.
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses
and Philippe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Philippe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Exotic moves away.
Exotic looks to land a body kick but Philippe moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic jabs Philippe right on the nose. Philippe blinks but takes it well.
Philippe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CUT2#Jeez, Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Exotic connects with a looping right hand.
Philippe swings widly with a right hand
and Exotic counters with a crisp right that sends Philippe to the canvas! Exotic follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Exotic!
Our winner, Joe Exotic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: CMMA 159 Dinapoli v Kennedy
Date: Sep 18, 2021

#R1##CL#
Obaminator has managed to clinch.
Philippe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obaminator backwards.
Philippe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obaminator makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obaminator.
Philippe blocks a body shot from Obaminator.
Philippe prevents a body shot from Obaminator.
Philippe prevents a body shot from Obaminator.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe.
Philippe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obaminator lands a right hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Obaminator blocking some punches.
Obaminator pushes Philippe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obaminator misses with a punch to the body.
Philippe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obaminator's elbow.
Nice body punch from Obaminator - that landed with a thud.
Obaminator misses with a punch to the body.
Philippe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philippe works on Obaminator's body with a couple of short punches.
Philippe lands a nice shot to the body.
Obaminator is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Obaminator fails to land.
Obaminator blocks a body shot from Philippe.
Philippe tries to work over Obaminator's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Philippe.
Obaminator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philippe's elbow. #T1#
Philippe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Philippe working aggressively here.
Philippe gets through Obaminator's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Philippe lands a nice uppercut.
Philippe working aggressively here.
Obaminator misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Philippe.
Philippe working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obaminator.
Philippe lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Philippe.
Philippe cracks Obaminator with a nice body shot.
Philippe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obaminator or not.
Obaminator blocking some punches.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Philippe blocks an uppercut.
Philippe misses with a punch to the body.
Philippe working aggressively here.
Philippe misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Obaminator.
Obaminator tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Philippe has a couple of punches blocked by Obaminator. #T2#
Philippe misses with the head strike.
Philippe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Philippe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Obaminator manages to break the clinch.
Obaminator avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Philippe thuds his right hand into Obaminator's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Philippe throws a hook but Obaminator avoids it easily.
Philippe throws out a loose jab but Obaminator uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philippe scores with a decent looking hook.
Philippe misses with a straight left.
Obaminator looking to land some kicks to the body here. #CL2#
Philippe instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe.
A short right from Philippe on the inside.
Obaminator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philippe's elbow. #T3#
Obaminator doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Obaminator.
Obaminator scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Philippe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Philippe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Obaminator misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Philippe fails to land.
Obaminator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philippe's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Obaminator.
Philippe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obaminator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obaminator softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Philippe misses with the head strike.
Philippe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obaminator blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obaminator can't find room to land a body shot as Philippe controls the action. #BC2#
Philippe breaks the clinch.
Philippe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obaminator was well out of range. Poor timing from Philippe.
Philippe lands with an overhand left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Philippe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Obaminator counters with a head kick. That will keep Philippe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! #T4#
Philippe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#KD2#
Philippe lands a big head kick that sends Obaminator tumbling to the mat! Philippe takes a step backwards and waves Obaminator back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Obaminator lands a nice hook to Philippe's body. Philippe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obaminator displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Philippe throws out the jab.
Philippe slips under a jab.
Philippe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Philippe throws a shot from downtown. Obaminator moves away and avoids it.
Philippe lands with a hook. Obaminator tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Philippe scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obaminator tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Philippe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Philippe slips a jab and a cross from Obaminator.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peguero Jean Philippe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Obaminator misses with a hook to the body
letting Philippe counter with a right hand.
Obaminator slips under a jab.
Obaminator was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Obaminator checks the leg kick nicely there.
Obaminator tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Philippe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Philippe throws out a counter right but Obaminator avoids it with no problem.
Obaminator throws a right and a left that Philippe avoids nicely.
Obaminator punishes Philippe's body with a nice straight punch.
Obaminator slips a jab from Philippe.#CL#
Obaminator closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Philippe working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe.
A short uppercut from Obaminator.
Obaminator can't find room to land a body shot as Philippe controls the action.
Philippe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Obaminator blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obaminator doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T1#
Obaminator blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right from Obaminator on the inside.
Obaminator tries a body shot but Philippe blocks it.
Philippe misses with a body punch.
Obaminator has a couple of punches blocked by Philippe.
Obaminator goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obaminator blocks a body shot from Philippe.
A short uppercut from Philippe.
Obaminator goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obaminator blocking some punches.
Obaminator lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Obaminator.
Philippe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Philippe pushes Obaminator back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Philippe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe.
Obaminator swings wildly with an uppercut but Philippe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philippe working aggressively here.
Philippe tries to throw a body punch but Obaminator avoids it by throwing Philippe back against the cage.
Obaminator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philippe's elbow. #T2#
Obaminator lands a left hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obaminator blocks an uppercut.
Obaminator misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obaminator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philippe's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Philippe fails to land.
Philippe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Philippe throws a punch but it's blocked by Obaminator.
A head punch on the inside from Obaminator fails to land.
Obaminator tries to throw a body punch but Philippe avoids it by throwing Obaminator back against the cage.
Philippe works on Obaminator's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe. #BC2#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Philippe throws an off balance right hand
and Obaminator counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obaminator is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Philippe throws a big shot that misses.
Obaminator slips a straight right by Philippe.
Obaminator tries to clinch up but Philippe circles away and keeps his distance.#T3#
Obaminator misses with a wild body shot.
Philippe sizes up Obaminator with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Obaminator avoids a punch combination nicely.
Philippe misses with a left hand
and Philippe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Obaminator.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Philippe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obaminator.
Obaminator seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Philippe misses with a left hand
and Obaminator counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Philippe with a nice cross.
Philippe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obaminator manages to avoid it.#T4#
Philippe throws a hook but Obaminator blocks it.
Obaminator avoids the body shot from Philippe.
It looked like Obaminator wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Philippe throws a right hand that misses
and Obaminator counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Obaminator.
Philippe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Philippe keeps the fight on the outside.
Obaminator throws a shot from downtown. Philippe moves away and avoids it.
Obaminator lands with an uppercut that bounces Philippe off the cage and back into range.
Philippe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Obaminator walks into a stiff left hand from Philippe.
Obaminator misses the body punch
letting Philippe counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Peguero Jean Philippe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Nice straight punches there by Philippe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Philippe.
Philippe throws a jab but it's blocked by Obaminator. #KD2#
Philippe cracks Obaminator with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Obaminator looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Philippe finish him? #ROC2#Obaminator is rocked!
Philippe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Obaminator is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obaminator tries to clinch but Philippe moves out of range.
Philippe closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Obaminator! Philippe dives in looking to finish! Obaminator is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peguero Jean Philippe!
After the big win, Peguero Jean Philippe made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pound Town INC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Barack Obaminator had this to say: 'I'll be black'.

Event: CMMA 151 Six Nine v Peieira
Date: Aug 29, 2021

#R1#
Dias throws a poor cross that misses
and Philippe counters with a straight right hand.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philippe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dias sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dias throws a fast counter high kick but Philippe manages to duck under it in time.
Philippe scores with a body shot.
Dias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philippe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dias.#CUT2#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Dias ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philippe looks to land a right hand but Dias moved out of range.
Philippe throws a shot from downtown. Dias moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias cracks a nice hook into Philippe's ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dias.
Philippe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dias manages to avoid it.
Dias blocks a jab.#T1#
Philippe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dias misses with a straight right.
Dias uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Philippe has time to react.
Dias lands a head shot.
Philippe misses with a hook. Dias ducked under it nicely.
Dias swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dias has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Philippe misses with a series of wild punches.
Philippe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dias lands a front kick.
Philippe is breathing heavily.#KD2#
Dias drops Philippe with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Philippe looks back up at him and smiles so Dias waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philippe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dias.
Dias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T2#
Dias misses with a straight left.
Dias misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Philippe misses.
Dias throws a body shot but no joy.
Dias lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CUT2#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is getting worse.
Dias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philippe.
Dias uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philippe.
Dias misses with a straight left.
Philippe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Philippe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Philippe misses. #T3##KD2#
Dias lands a big right hand that sends Philippe crashing to the mat! Dias stays standing though and waves Philippe back to his feet!#ROC2#Philippe is rocked!
Dias lands a slapping body shot.
Dias throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Philippe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Philippe throws a looping overhand right but Dias ducks down to avoid it.
Dias looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dias avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dias takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Philippe moves out of range as Dias throws a body kick.
Dias connects with a nice looking jab. #CUT2#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A swing and a miss from Dias.#T4#
Philippe walks into a stiff left hand from Dias.
Dias throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dias pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dias misses with a body kick.
Philippe connects with a nice looking jab. #KD2#
Dias feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Philippe sprawling to the canvas! Philippe rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dias finish him?!
Oh Philippe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dias misses with a body shot.
Dias fakes the body blow, causing Philippe to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Philippe goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quintus Dias!
Quintus Dias seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: CMMA 139 Obaminator v Wright
Date: Aug 01, 2021

#R1#
The fighters circle momentarily. Kushnirov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Philippe blocks the leg kick.
Philippe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kushnirov.
The crowd cheers as Philippe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kushnirov doesn't seem phased though.
Kushnirov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kushnirov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kushnirov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ilya Kushnirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kushnirov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Philippe lands with an uppercut that bounces Kushnirov off the cage and back into range.
Kushnirov connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philippe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kushnirov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kushnirov misses with a low kick.
Kushnirov lands a right hook to the body.
Philippe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kushnirov's head.
Jab by Kushnirov.
Philippe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kushnirov scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Kushnirov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Philippe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Philippe there as he acknowledges the shot.#T1#
Philippe misses with a hook.
Kushnirov scores with a jab. Philippe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kushnirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philippe was well out of range. Poor timing from Kushnirov.
Philippe swings widly with a right hand
and Kushnirov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Philippe's knee momentarily.
Kushnirov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kushnirov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kushnirov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot by Philippe.
Philippe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov connects with a crisp jab.
Philippe dodges the punch combination from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov throws out a loose jab but Philippe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kushnirov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Philippe looks to land a left hand but Kushnirov moved out of range nicely.
Kushnirov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Philippe there.
Kushnirov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T2#
A big left from Kushnirov misses.
Philippe slips a straight right by Kushnirov.
Philippe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kushnirov loads up on a big right hand but Philippe slips the punch.
Philippe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Kushnirov misses its intended target.
Philippe blocks a leg kick.
Kushnirov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kushnirov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Philippe circles away quickly and effectively.
Kushnirov looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
Philippe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kushnirov.
As Kushnirov backs off Philippe throws a huge counter combo but Kushnirov manages to avoid it all.
Kushnirov slips under a jab from Philippe.
Philippe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kushnirov throws a series of punches but Philippe moves out of range.
Philippe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov sets himself, and Philippe steps forward looking for the clinch! Kushnirov avoids it this time.
Kushnirov looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
A slow jab from Philippe misses its intended target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kushnirov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Philippe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Philippe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kushnirov sets himself, and Philippe steps forward looking for the clinch! Kushnirov avoids it this time.#T3#
Philippe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Philippe moves out of range of the body kick.
Kushnirov throws an off balance right hand
and Philippe counters with a nice body shot.
Kushnirov scores with a nice strike.
Kushnirov misses with a head kick.
Kushnirov tried to score with a low kick but Philippe checks it.
It seemed like Philippe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Philippe thuds a left hand into Kushnirov's body.
Kushnirov throws the left hand but Philippe avoids the punch easily.
Kushnirov throws a jab but it's blocked by Philippe.
A low kick from Kushnirov misses
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Philippe missing with a left hand there. Kushnirov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kushnirov misses with a low kick.
Kushnirov misses with a looping left.
Kushnirov tries to bum rush Philippe with a series of wild strikes but Philippe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Philippe as he checks the leg kick.
Philippe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kushnirov.
Philippe avoids the head kick by Kushnirov. #T4#
Kushnirov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kushnirov throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Philippe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kushnirov throws a front kick aimed at Philippe's knee but Philippe avoids it well.
Philippe avoids the head kick by Kushnirov.
Philippe throws out a loose jab but Kushnirov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kushnirov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Philippe.
Kushnirov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Philippe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kushnirov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Philippe moves away from the strike by Kushnirov.
Kushnirov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kushnirov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kushnirov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Philippe as he checks the leg kick.
Philippe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kushnirov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kushnirov misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ilya Kushnirov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Kushnirov misses the jab.
Kushnirov throws a leg kick
and Philippe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kushnirov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#KD2#
Philippe sends Kushnirov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Philippe is motioning to the referee to let Kushnirov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Kushnirov is rocked!
Philippe checks a leg kick.
Kushnirov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Philippe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kushnirov misses with a looping left.
Philippe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Philippe throws a jab when Kushnirov was well out of range.
A jab from Philippe misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Philippe checks a leg kick.
Philippe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kushnirov moves away.
Kushnirov throws a shot from downtown. Philippe moves away and avoids it.
Philippe looks to score with a jab to the body but Kushnirov is just out of range.
Kushnirov throws a poor cross that misses #KD2#
and Philippe counters with a nice right hand that sends Kushnirov toppling to the canvas! Kushnirov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Philippe finish him?!
Oh Kushnirov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kushnirov is holding his hands too far apart here. Philippe throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Kushnirov is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe made sure to mention his sponsor, Undead Nutrition in his post fight interview.

Event: CMMA 131 De Minaur v Panic
Date: Jul 16, 2021

#R1#
Wu darts in looking for a takedown but Philippe gets double underhooks and turns Wu into the cage.
Yuxiang Wu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philippe scores with a jab to the body.
Wu shoots in and drives through. Philippe sprawls well.
Philippe is looking to counter punch.
Wu tries to move into range but Philippe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wu misses with a takedown attempt
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peguero Jean Philippe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuxiang Wu.
Wu has his takedown stuffed#KD#
and Philippe counters with a nice right hand that sends Wu toppling to the canvas! Wu scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Philippe finish him?!#ROC#Wu is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Philippe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wu is still on wobbly legs! Can Philippe finish him?
Philippe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wu.
Wu is looking to clinch but Philippe is avoiding it.
A counter left hand to the body from Philippe misses its target.
Wu seems to have recovered his senses.
Wu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Philippe defends it nicely.#KD#
Philippe lands a big right hand that sends Wu crashing to the mat! Philippe stays standing though and waves Wu back to his feet!
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Wu's head but Wu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
Philippe looks to score with a jab to the body but Wu is just out of range.#KD#
Philippe lands a big head kick that sends Wu tumbling to the mat! Philippe takes a step backwards and waves Wu back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wu shoots in for a double leg but Philippe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wu slips a straight right by Philippe.#CL2#
Wu clinches. #BC#
Philippe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wu tests Philippe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wu misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Philippe counters by clinching up.
Wu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
I was talking to Philippe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Philippe tries a body shot but Wu blocks it.
Philippe misses with a body punch.
Philippe lands a right hand.
Wu jumps guard but Philippe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wu tries to pull guard but Philippe holds him up against the cage and eventually Wu drops back down to his feet.
Philippe has a couple of punches blocked by Wu. #TD2#
Wu pulls Philippe into guard.
Philippe wants to control from the top but Wu keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2##SUB2#
Wu working for a triangle but Philippe defends it easily.
Philippe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Philippe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Philippe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wu keeping moving, preventing Philippe from controlling successfully.
Philippe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Philippe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Philippe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Philippe tries to free his leg and advance position but Wu is retaining full guard.
Wu looking to control.
Philippe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB2#
Wu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Philippe is aware though and is defending well.
Philippe trying to control but Wu is working from the bottom.
Philippe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T3#
Philippe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Philippe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wu works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Wu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Philippe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Philippe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Philippe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Philippe throwing strikes but missing. #SUB2#
Philippe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Philippe has managed to get both his arms back between Wu's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Wu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Philippe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4##SUB2#
Wu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Philippe defends it easily.
Philippe is looking to work some ground and pound but Wu has wrist control.
Philippe throwing strikes from guard but Wu blocks nicely.
Philippe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wu's guard.
Philippe stopping the sweep attempt from Wu.
Wu trying to keep a closed guard but Philippe is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Wu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Philippe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Philippe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Philippe has managed to get both his arms back between Wu's legs - danger averted.
Philippe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
Wu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Philippe content to stall in guard here.
Philippe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peguero Jean Philippe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses #TD2#
and Wu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wu.

Philippe wriggles free and stands up.
Philippe throws a jab when Wu was well out of range.
Wu scores with a nice head shot.
Wu shoots and misses
and Philippe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Wu catches Philippe right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Wu.
Wu throws a poor cross that misses
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wu tries for a takedown but Philippe circles away easily
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD2#
Wu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Philippe's guard.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Philippe manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Philippe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Philippe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Philippe scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1#
Wu blocks a body shot from Philippe.
Wu is trying to pull guard but Philippe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Peguero Jean Philippe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuxiang Wu.
Philippe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wu tries to pull guard but Philippe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Philippe working aggressively here.
Philippe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wu is looking for a takedown.
Wu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Philippe - that landed with a thud.
Wu is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Philippe.
Wu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Philippe lands an uppercut.
Philippe cracks Wu with a nice body shot.#BC#
Philippe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Philippe clobbers Wu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Philippe finds Wu's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Wu flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Philippe lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Wu will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Peguero Jean Philippe waved his t-shirt featuring Undead Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: CMMA 118 Harrison v Ghambe
Date: Jun 13, 2021

#R1#
Philippe takes a swing at Koslov's ribcage but misses.
Koslov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Philippe defends it well.
Philippe misses with a straight right.
Philippe gets off balance looking for a body kick#CL2#
and Koslov counters by moving into the clinch.
Koslov gets through Philippe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koslov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Philippe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Philippe can't break the clinch. #BC#
Philippe breaks from the clinch.
Koslov tries to clinch but Philippe moves out of range.
Koslov dodges the punch combination from Philippe.
Philippe throws a looping overhand right but Koslov ducks down to avoid it.
Koslov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Koslov moves into the clinch.
Koslov misses with some punches.
Philippe is trying to break the clinch but Koslov is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Philippe's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Philippe breaks from the clinch.
Philippe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Philippe throws an overhand right that lands on Koslov's shoulder, as Koslov tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Philippe throws a poor cross that misses #CL2#
and Koslov moves into the clinch.
Philippe wants to get back to striking at distance but Koslov won't allow it.
Philippe is trying to push Koslov away but Koslov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Philippe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koslov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philippe.
Koslov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Philippe misses.
Koslov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Philippe misses with a looping left.
Koslov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Philippe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koslov. That did some damage!#CL2#
Koslov closes the distance and clinches.
Philippe is trying to force a seperation but Koslov has the dominant position.
Philippe can't break the clinch.
Philippe wants to break the clinch but can't. #TD2#
Koslov tightens his grip and picks Philippe up, before dumping him to the ground. Philippe manages to land in guard.
Philippe is wriggling around but Koslov manages to pass to half guard.
Philippe is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at London MMA Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#REVR#
Philippe is trying to stand.
Koslov thows a huge punch but Philippe dodges it nicely.
Koslov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Koslov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Koslov drops an elbow to the side of Philippe's head.
Philippe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koslov.
Koslov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Philippe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koslov.
Philippe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koslov.
Koslov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Philippe defending well though. #T3#
Koslov trying to advance position but Philippe counters by regaining guard.
Philippe keeping full guard, as Koslov tries to pass.
Koslov is pushing down on Philippe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Philippe is fighting to maintain full guard but Koslov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Koslov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Koslov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Philippe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Philippe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Koslov looks to land a strike but Philippe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.#T4#
Koslov throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Philippe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koslov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koslov throwing strikes from guard but Philippe blocks nicely.
Koslov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Koslov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koslov prevents Philippe from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL2#
Koslov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koslov gets through Philippe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vadik Koslov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Philippe throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL2#
and Koslov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC#
Philippe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koslov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Philippe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CUT2#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Koslov avoids a punch combination nicely. #KD2#
Nice combo by Koslov! Oh, that's hurt him - Philippe falls to the canvas and Koslov follows him into side control. #ROC2#Philippe is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koslov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Koslov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Koslov prevents Philippe from escaping the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Koslov.
Koslov misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #T1#
Koslov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Koslov working the body and head with strikes.
Koslov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koslov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Philippe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Koslov working the body and head with strikes.
Koslov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Koslov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Koslov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Philippe parries the strikes from Koslov easily there. Koslov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Philippe to escape.
Koslov throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #T2#
Koslov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Koslov working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koslov in side control, throwing shots but Philippe defends.
Koslov working the head and body with strikes.
Koslov lands an elbow.
Koslov cracks Philippe with an elbow. That is naaassty.#CUT2#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is getting worse.
Koslov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Koslov.
Philippe parries the strikes from Koslov easily there. Koslov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Philippe to escape. #T3#
Koslov lands an elbow.
Philippe dodges the ground and pound from Koslov.
Koslov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Philippe is avoiding damage well.
Philippe wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Philippe on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #CUT2#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peguero Jean Philippe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vadik Koslov!

Event: CMMA 106: Contenders II
Date: May 15, 2021

#R1#
Philippe throws an overhand right that lands on Marquez's shoulder, as Marquez tries to avoid the shot.
Philippe throws a nice head kick! #CUT#It looks like Troy Marquez has been cut.
Marquez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Philippe as he avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Philippe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Philippe with a nice calf kick.#TD2#
Marquez gets the takedown into side control.
Marquez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Philippe sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Marquez throws an elbow but Philippe slips to the side and avoids it well.
Marquez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marquez happy to just control the position for now.
Marquez is chipping away with strikes.
Marquez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Marquez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards. #T1#
Marquez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Philippe's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The strikes coming from Marquez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Marquez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Philippe keeps working.
Philippe is trying to get back to his feet.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Marquez landing strikes.
Marquez throws an elbow but Philippe slips to the side and avoids it well.
Philippe dodges the ground and pound from Marquez.
Marquez wants to control but Philippe is keeping him busy.
Marquez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Philippe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Marquez with the ground and pound but Philippe regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Marquez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T3##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Marquez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Marquez working the head and body with strikes.
Marquez thows a huge punch but Philippe dodges it nicely.
Marquez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Philippe looks like he's trying to stand up. #T4#
Philippe is not content to let Marquez control the position.
Marquez trying to control the pace.
Philippe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Marquez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marquez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Marquez thows a huge punch but Philippe dodges it nicely.
Philippe is refusing to be controlled, as Marquez sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Marquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Troy Marquez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##CL2#
Marquez closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Philippe breaks from the clinch.
Philippe misses with a hook. Marquez ducked under it nicely. #TD2#
Marquez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Marquez throws a strike but Philippe avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Philippe keeping moving, preventing Marquez from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T1#
Marquez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marquez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Marquez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marquez throws an elbow but Philippe slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Marquez.
Philippe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Marquez cracks Philippe with a big right hand but Philippe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Philippe is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Marquez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Philippe is not content to let Marquez control the position.
Marquez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #T2#
Marquez staying calm.
Marquez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Marquez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Marquez scoring with punches from side control.
Marquez cracks Philippe with a big elbow.
The strikes coming from Marquez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Marquez slows the pace down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marquez is continuing to stall.#T3#
Marquez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Marquez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Philippe sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Marquez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Philippe defending against the ground and pound.
Marquez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Marquez working the ground and pound.
Marquez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Marquez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Philippe's shoulder. That is not cool.
Marquez trying to control the position but Philippe is working away.
Marquez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4#
Marquez just content to control the position.
Marquez trying to control the action but Philippe is working from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Philippe dodges the ground and pound from Marquez.
An elbow from Marquez crashes against the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Marquez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Troy Marquez's cut.
That's time! Philippe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
A big right from Philippe misses. #TD2#
Marquez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Philippe quickly recovers to half guard.
Marquez is trying to control. Philippe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Philippe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Philippe is trying to stand.
Marquez is looking to take a break and control but Philippe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marquez working the head and body with strikes.
Marquez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marquez.
Marquez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marquez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Marquez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Marquez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Marquez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Marquez controlling from the full mount.
Marquez unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Marquez.#CUT2#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Marquez controlling from mount.
Marquez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch! #T2#
Poor strikes thrown by Marquez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Marquez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Marquez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Marquez with good strikes from the mount here!#ROC2#Philippe is rocked!#CUT2#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is getting worse.
Marquez controlling the pace for now.
Marquez lands with some strikes.
Oh Philippe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marquez unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Philippe wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Marquez celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Marquez!
Troy Marquez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: CMMA 101
Date: May 01, 2021

#R1#
Philippe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Currie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Currie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philippe.
Philippe tried to counter with a leg kick but Currie avoided it.
Currie slips under a jab.
Currie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Philippe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Philippe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Currie.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Philippe.
Good standup being displayed there by Philippe as he connects with a hook.
Philippe lands a right hook to the body.
Philippe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT#It looks like Colten Currie has been cut.
Currie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Philippe moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Currie. Philippe does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Philippe misses.
Philippe stalks Currie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Currie's face. Currie staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Currie slips under a jab from Philippe.#KD#
Philippe lands a big uppercut and Currie crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Currie looks OK. Philippe waves Currie back to his feet!#ROC#Currie is rocked!#T1#
Currie misses with a looping right.
Currie is still on wobbly legs! Can Philippe finish him?
Philippe lands a slapping body shot.
Currie seems to have recovered his senses.
Philippe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Philippe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Currie.
Philippe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Philippe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Currie scores with a nice right hand.
Currie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT#That has opened up Colten Currie's cut even more.
Philippe scores with a jab to the head.
Currie moves away from the strike by Philippe.
Currie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Currie throws a big shot that misses.
Philippe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philippe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Currie manages to avoid it.
Currie throws out a counter right but Philippe avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot by Philippe.#T2#
Currie walks into a left hand.
Philippe misses with a body shot.
Philippe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Philippe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT#The cut above Colten Currie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#KD#
Philippe drops Currie with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Currie looks back up at him and smiles so Philippe waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Philippe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Currie.
Philippe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Philippe throws a right hand that misses
and Currie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Philippe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Currie.
Philippe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Philippe drops his hands momentarily and Currie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Currie's head but Currie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#KD#
Philippe lands a big uppercut and Currie crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Currie looks OK. Philippe waves Currie back to his feet!#CUT#Colten Currie's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Colten Currie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe very nearly forgot to thank Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: CMMA 88 De Minaur vs Seng
Date: Mar 14, 2021

#R1#
Philippe misses with a hook
and Schafer makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Philippe really felt that one!
Schafer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Philippe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Schafer momentarily. #CUT2#It looks like Rory Schafer has been cut.
Schafer lands a jab to the head.
Philippe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Philippe closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Schafer! Philippe dives in looking to finish! Schafer is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe very nearly forgot to thank Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: CMMA72 Champion Hallbjornsson
Date: Jan 24, 2021

#R1#
Barkley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Philippe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Philippe.
Philippe cracks Barkley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barkley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Philippe throws an overhand right that lands on Barkley's shoulder, as Barkley tries to avoid the shot.
Philippe misses with an uppercut. Barkley saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Philippe. Barkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Barkley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barkley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barkley scores with a kick to the body.
Barkley misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barkley. Philippe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barkley misses with a body kick.
Barkley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Philippe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Philippe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barkley scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Philippe connects with a single shot there.
Barkley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barkley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barkley cracks Philippe with an open hand slap.
Barkley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Philippe will feel that in the morning.
Philippe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CUT#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.#T1#
Philippe takes a swing at Barkley's ribcage but misses.
Philippe checks a leg kick.
Barkley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barkley blocks a jab.
Barkley is looking to counter the offense by Philippe and move into the clinch.
Philippe lands a jab.
Philippe ducks right into an uppercut from Barkley.
Philippe throws a hook but Barkley avoids it easily.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
Good leg kick by Barkley.
Barkley is looking to chop away at Philippe's legs.
Barkley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Philippe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Philippe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barkley. Barkley obviously looking to wear him down.
Barkley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Philippe throws a hook but Barkley blocks it.
Barkley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Philippe misses with an uppercut. Barkley saw that one coming.#T2#
Barkley blocks a jab.
Philippe throws the left hand but Barkley avoids the punch easily.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
Philippe throws a hook but Barkley blocks it.
Philippe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barkley throws a big shot that misses.
Barkley throws a hook but Philippe blocks it.
Philippe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Philippe misses with a wild body shot.
Barkley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Philippe looks to land a left hand but Barkley moved out of range nicely.
Philippe throws the left hand but Barkley avoids the punch easily.
Philippe misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Philippe misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barkley.
Barkley looks for the body kick but Philippe saw that one coming. #CL#
Barkley closes the distance and clinches.
Barkley lands a hook that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Barkley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Philippe or not.
Barkley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Philippe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barkley has him pressed against the cage.#T3#
Philippe tries to break free but Barkley pushes him back against the cage.
Barkley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barkley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barkley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barkley misses with a punch on the inside.
Barkley struggles to land a body shot inside as Philippe controls his hands.
Barkley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barkley tries to work over Philippe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Philippe is trying to break the clinch but Barkley is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barkley.
Philippe working hard to break the clinch.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Philippe is trying to push Barkley away but Barkley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC2#
Philippe manages to break the clinch.
Barkley misses with a body shot.
Philippe looks to land a right hand but Barkley moved out of range.
Barkley is looking to counter punch.
Barkley misses with a low kick.
Barkley is looking to land body kicks.
Barkley tries a head kick but it misses.
Barkley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T4#
Barkley fakes the leg kick and cracks Philippe in the body.
Barkley throws a leg kick but Philippe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barkley throws a wild body kick that Philippe sees coming a mile off.
Philippe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barkley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barkley throws a front kick that sends Philippe stumbling back into the cage.
Barkley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Philippe.
Philippe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barkley misses with a kick to the body.
Philippe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barkley misses with a body kick.
Barkley lands a glancing blow to the side of Philippe's head.
Barkley defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Philippe misses with a looping left.
Philippe looks to throw the jab but Barkley is out of range.
Philippe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barkley.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
Barkley throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Barkley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Philippe misses with an uppercut. Barkley saw that one coming.
Philippe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barkley!
Barkley sizes up Philippe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barkley is looking to slow Philippe down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Barkley.
Philippe throws a right hand that misses
and Barkley counters with an outside leg kick.
Barkley lands with a good body shot.
Barkley lands an overhand right.
Barkley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Philippe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barkley's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Philippe takes a swing at Barkley's ribcage but misses.
Philippe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barkley doesn't seem bothered though. #KD#
Barkley lands a big uppercut and Philippe crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Philippe looks OK. Barkley waves Philippe back to his feet!#ROC#Philippe is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Peguero Jean Philippe's cut even more.
Barkley defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand.
Philippe is still on wobbly legs! Can Barkley finish him?
Barkley scores with a push kick.
Philippe is breathing heavily.
Barkley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Philippe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Philippe seems to have recovered his senses.
Barkley cracks Philippe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
BOOM! Barkley lands a beautiful left hook that drops Philippe. Philippe tries to recover but Barkley is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Philippe lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Barkley!
A relieved looking Nick Barkley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: CMMA 58 Philippe vs McCrae
Date: Dec 13, 2020

#R1#
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
Philippe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Philippe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McCrae scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT2#It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Philippe misses with a body shot. #CL2#
McCrae clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
McCrae's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCrae fails in his attempt to clinch.
Philippe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Philippe throws out a loose jab but McCrae uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCrae uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Philippe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McCrae connects with a good right hand that stumbles Philippe. Philippe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philippe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Philippe moves out of range of the strikes.
Philippe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Philippe throws out a loose jab but McCrae uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Philippe misses.
McCrae staying out of range there.
Philippe thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like McCrae was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Philippe misses with a body shot
and McCrae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCrae drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McCrae connects with a single shot there.
McCrae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
McCrae is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Philippe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Philippe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McCrae takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Philippe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Philippe throws a body punch but McCrae moves out of range.
Philippe ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.
An attempted straight right counter from Philippe misses the target.
Philippe scores with a nice head shot.#CL2#
McCrae gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCrae makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
McCrae manages to break the clinch.
McCrae misses with a lunging right hand
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Philippe scores with a hook.#T2#
Philippe moves away from the strike by McCrae.
McCrae scores with a jab.
Philippe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCrae finds it's way round the side to connect with Philippe's head.
Philippe throws a body punch but McCrae moves out of range.
McCrae swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCrae loads up on a big right hand but Philippe slips the punch.
Philippe is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McCrae.
McCrae cracks Philippe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CUT2#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is getting worse.
McCrae punishes Philippe's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Philippe misses.
McCrae throws a hook but Philippe avoids it easily.
Philippe is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Philippe.
McCrae thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gus McCrae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCrae lands a right hook to the body.
McCrae misses with a wild body shot.
Philippe slips under a jab.
McCrae swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Philippe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCrae doesn't seem bothered though. #T3#
McCrae smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Philippe avoids the body shot from McCrae.
Philippe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Philippe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCrae was well out of range. Poor timing from Philippe.
McCrae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
McCrae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Philippe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from McCrae misses.
McCrae is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Philippe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Philippe jabs McCrae to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McCrae tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Philippe counter with a right hand.
McCrae scores with a jab to the head.
McCrae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Philippe throws an off balance right hand
and McCrae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCrae tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Philippe tries a head kick but it misses.
McCrae throws out a counter right but Philippe avoids it with no problem.#T4#
Philippe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McCrae.#CUT2#Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McCrae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Philippe moves away.
Philippe just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. McCrae darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
McCrae has managed to clinch. #BC2#
McCrae's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCrae scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCrae looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Philippe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCrae uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Philippe.
McCrae doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McCrae misses with a left hand
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Philippe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCrae has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Philippe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Philippe connects with a right hand. McCrae shakes it off.
Philippe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Philippe with a jab.#ROC#McCrae is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gus McCrae will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Philippe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCrae cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Philippe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCrae counters with a stiff right hand.
McCrae tries to clinch there but Philippe circles away.
A shot to the body from Philippe misses #KD2#
and McCrae counters with a nice right hand that sends Philippe toppling to the canvas! Philippe scrambles and gets back to his feet - can McCrae finish him?!#ROC2#Philippe is rocked!
McCrae moves in close and cracks Philippe with a massive right hand! Philippe, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by McCrae!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gus McCrae!
Gus McCrae is the new middleweight champion!
Gus McCrae took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: CMMA 49 Philippe vs Jukassa
Date: Nov 14, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukassa throws a lazy right hand but Philippe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Philippe misses with a straight left.
Jukassa loads up on a big right hand but Philippe slips the punch.
Philippe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jukassa manages to avoid it.
Philippe misses with a body shot.
A jab from Philippe finds it's way through Jukassa's defenses.
Jukassa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Philippe.
Jukassa misses with an uppercut
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Zett Jukassa has been cut.
Philippe fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Jukassa square on the jaw! Damn, Jukassa is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe retains his middleweight title!
After the big win, Peguero Jean Philippe made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: CMMA 40 Obaminator vs Philippe
Date: Oct 11, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philippe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obaminator.
Philippe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Obaminator has time to react.
Obaminator ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.
Both fighters circling a little - Obaminator finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Philippe misses the shot to the body.
Obaminator connects with a nice looking jab.
Obaminator scores with a jab.
Obaminator avoids the body shot from Philippe.
Obaminator tries to move into range but Philippe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Obaminator bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obaminator counters with a body kick.
Obaminator looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Obaminator gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Philippe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philippe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Obaminator slips a straight right by Philippe.
Obaminator let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T1#
Philippe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Obaminator was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Obaminator takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body punch from Philippe.
Philippe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Philippe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Obaminator counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Obaminator throws a lazy uppercut
and Philippe counters with a stiff right hand.
Philippe misses with a looping right.
Philippe missing with a left hand there. Obaminator was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Obaminator.
Philippe is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Philippe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Obaminator counters with a lovely shot to the body.#KD#
Philippe drops Obaminator with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Obaminator looks back up at him and smiles so Philippe waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#Obaminator is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obaminator uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Philippe.
Obaminator is still on wobbly legs! Can Philippe finish him?
Philippe throws an overhand right that lands on Obaminator's shoulder, as Obaminator tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
Philippe lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Obaminator up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Philippe from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Obaminator's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe is the new middleweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Peguero Jean Philippe made sure he mentioned Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Barack Obaminator stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be black'.

Event: FFS 24: Florida State Prison
Date: Jul 30, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philippe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Simsek feints a jab promting Philippe to slip. Simsek then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Philippe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Philippe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Simsek can pounce on him.
Simsek throws a wild body kick that Philippe sees coming a mile off.
Simsek has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Philippe is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Simsek throws a wild body kick that Philippe sees coming a mile off.
Simsek throws a head kick but Philippe moves out of range.
Philippe slips a jab from Simsek.
Philippe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Simsek throws a quick inside leg kick.
Philippe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Simsek's head backwards.
Simsek looks for the body kick but Philippe saw that one coming.
Simsek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Simsek throws a push kick but Philippe slaps the foot to one side.
Good leg kick by Simsek.
Simsek misses with a looping right.
Simsek avoids the body shot from Philippe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simsek lands with a slapping head kick.
Philippe takes a swing at Simsek's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Philippe shoots in and drives through. Simsek sprawls well.
A slow jab from Philippe misses its intended target.
Simsek connects with a solid leg kick.
Simsek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Simsek lets loose with a powerful body kick. Philippe will feel that in the morning.
Simsek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Philippe throws out the jab.
Simsek appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Philippe misses with a hook.
Simsek is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Simsek throws a leg kick but Philippe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Simsek with a nice calf kick.
Philippe scores with a nice right hand.
Simsek scores with a leg kick.
Simsek lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Simsek throws a body punch but Philippe moves out of range.
Philippe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Simsek is looking to slow Philippe down with leg kicks.
Simsek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Simsek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Philippe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simsek lands a leg kick that knocks Philippe off balance momentarily.#T2#
Simsek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL#
Philippe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Simsek keeps control of Philippe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Philippe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simsek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Philippe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simsek wants to counter with a clinch but Philippe pushes him away.
Simsek throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Good exchange - Philippe coming out on top.
Simsek throws a front kick that sends Philippe stumbling back into the ropes.
Sloppy strikes from Simsek. Those never looked like landing.
Simsek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #ROC#Simsek is rocked!
Philippe goes for a small jab and connects. Now Philippe goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Simsek stumbles back but Philippe runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Simsek to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Simsek will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Peguero Jean Philippe waved his t-shirt featuring Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%)'s logo in front of the cameras.

Event: FFS 22: Hastings
Date: Jul 24, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Philippe coming out on top.
Philippe moves away from the strike by White.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Philippe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White misses with a looping right.#CL2#
White has managed to clinch.
Philippe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Philippe. #CUT#It looks like Walter White has been cut.
White working aggressively here.
Philippe misses with a short punch on the inside.
White misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Philippe.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White is trying to maintain a safe position but Philippe gets an underhook and turns White into the ropes.
Philippe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Philippe fails to land.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Philippe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T1#
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Philippe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Philippe scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
White blocks an uppercut.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Philippe pushes White back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Philippe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Philippe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philippe.
Philippe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Philippe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Philippe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Philippe misses with the head strike.
Philippe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White tries a body shot but Philippe blocks it.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Philippe lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philippe misses with some punches.
Philippe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Philippe misses with a punch on the inside.
White misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Philippe blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Philippe.
White blocks an uppercut.
Philippe misses with a punch to the body.
Philippe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Philippe misses with a hook from the clinch.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Philippe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Nice body punch from Philippe - that landed with a thud.
White blocking some punches.
Philippe working aggressively here.
Philippe can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Philippe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Philippe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Philippe lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peguero Jean Philippe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Philippe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 10:9
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 10:9
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peguero Jean Philippe!
An out of breath and clearly excited Peguero Jean Philippe thanked Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Walter White was interviewed post fight and said 'You're god damn right that sucked'.

Event: FFS 16: Okeechobee
Date: Jul 03, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albertini throws a body punch but Philippe moves out of range.
Philippe throws a hook but Albertini blocks it.
Philippe lands a jab to Albertini's midsection.
Philippe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Albertini moves away from the strike by Philippe. #KD#
Philippe drops Albertini with a nice combination! Philippe dives into Albertini's guard, looking to finish! #CUT#It looks like Mario Albertini has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Philippe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SU#
Philippe gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Albertini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Philippe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Albertini appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Philippe walks into a stiff left hand from Albertini.
Albertini slips a straight right by Philippe.
Philippe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Philippe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Philippe feints with a jab and clips Albertini right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Albertini is sent crashing into the canvas and Philippe leaps in for the kill! Albertini tries to get to his feet but Philippe is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Albertini is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peguero Jean Philippe!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Peguero Jean Philippe made sure he mentioned Altitude Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: FFS 8: Sebring
Date: Jun 05, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philippe misses with a looping right.
Cole takes one on the chin but seems OK. #KD#
Philippe cracks Cole with an uppercut from hell and Cole crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Philippe's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing! #ROC#Cole is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Jason Cole has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Philippe throwing strikes but missing.
Cole is still in real trouble! Can Philippe finish him?
Cole throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cole scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Cole doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cole seems to have recovered his senses.
Philippe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cole doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Philippe wants to get up but he can't break Cole's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cole striking from his own guard.
Cole wants to sweep here but Philippe controlling him for the moment.
Philippe is looking to work some ground and pound but Cole has wrist control.
Philippe won't allow Cole to sweep him here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cole can do anything to dispel that myth.
Philippe postures up in Cole's guard and throws a big left but Cole blocks it.
Philippe preventing the sweep.
Philippe throwing strikes but missing. #T1#
Cole working a defensive guard here.
Philippe trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
Philippe stopping the sweep attempt from Cole.
Philippe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Philippe wants to stand but Cole has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Philippe from controlling successfully.
Philippe takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Cole wants to sweep but no luck.
Philippe wants to get up but he can't break Cole's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Philippe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Philippe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Philippe throws a big right hand that misses.
Cole throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cole throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Philippe preventing the sweep.
Philippe throwing strikes from guard but Cole blocks nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cole working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Philippe. #T2#
Philippe throws a big elbow that misses.
Philippe wanted to stand there but Cole had control of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Philippe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Philippe stands up out of Cole's guard for a moment - Cole manages to land a nice upkick.
Cole wants to sweep but no luck.
Philippe tries to stand but Cole is controlling from the bottom.
Philippe throwing strikes from guard but Cole blocks nicely.
Cole looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Philippe tries to stand but Cole is controlling from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Philippe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cole will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cole throwing strikes off his back to little effect. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peguero Jean Philippe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Philippe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 10:9
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 10:9
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe made sure to mention his sponsor, Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview.

Event: FFS 3: Ocala
Date: May 08, 2020

#R1#
Philippe looks to throw the jab but Totoroaere is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Totoroaere darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Philippe moves out of range as Totoroaere strikes.
Totoroaere shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CUT#
It looks like Davey Totoroaere has been cut.
Totoroaere scores with a sloppy right hand. Philippe should have avoided that one.
Good leg kick by Totoroaere there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Totoroaere misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Totoroaere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Philippe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Totoroaere ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Totoroaere lands a nice shot that snaps Philippe's head back.
Totoroaere swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
Totoroaere now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Totoroaere throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Totoroaere uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Totoroaere avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Philippe avoids the body shot from Totoroaere.
Totoroaere slips a jab from Philippe.
Totoroaere lands a two punch combo. #KD#
Philippe catches Totoroaere napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Totoroaere to the canvas! #ROC#
Totoroaere is rocked!
Philippe is looking to work some ground and pound but Totoroaere has wrist control.
Totoroaere is still in real trouble! Can Philippe finish him?
Philippe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Totoroaere's guard. #T1#
Philippe lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Totoroaere! More strikes land and this one is all over! Philippe jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Altitude Clothing, into his post fight interview.

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